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AS UNINSURED RATE SKYROCKETS, JAYAPAL & KENNEDY LEAD 32 COLLEAGUES IN INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO GUARANTEE HEALTH COVERAGE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

[SEATTLE, WA] – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy III (MA-04) today led 32 colleagues in introducing the Medicare Crisis Program Act to ensure everyone has guaranteed access to health care during the…
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JAYAPAL TO AMAZON: TAKE CARE OF YOUR WORKERS

[SEATTLE, WA] – Today, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) wrote to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to raise concerns about numerous news reports of issues faced by Amazon workers making low and moderate wages. In her letter, Jayapal pressed Amazon—which is headquartered in Washington’s Seventh…
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FOLLOWING LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS, SUPPORT GROWS FOR JAYAPAL’S PAYCHECK GUARANTEE ACT

[SEATTLE, WA] – Following the release of the latest national unemployment data, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, today announced additional support for the Paycheck Guarantee Act – her​ ​proposal that builds on the CARES Act to end mass layoffs, keep workers in their jobs and…
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JAYAPAL ANNOUNCES THE PAYCHECK GUARANTEE ACT

[SEATTLE, WA] – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, today announced introduction of the Paycheck Guarantee Act to end mass layoffs, keep workers in their jobs and connected to their health care and other benefits, prevent employers of all sizes from being forced…