Press Releases

“Each day that passes without signing the Emergency Presidential Determination is another day of signing off on Trump’s cruel policies. President Biden must raise the cap, restore regional allocations, and resume resettlement based on vulnerability.“ WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal…

Urges powerful House Committee to make investments in bridges, public transit, earthquake resilience, and small and medium-sized cities WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) took her fight for Seattle’s infrastructure needs to the powerful House Committee on Transportation and…

Letter calls for quickly and safely processing unaccompanied children to get them reunited with their families, prioritizing the quality of conditions for children who remain within facilities and ensuring no child is held at an influx facility for more than…

“Last month, I called on OMB to take immediate action to reverse their misguided decision to approve the sale of our community’s NARA facility. Today, they are doing exactly that.“ SEATTLE — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) issued the following statement…

The We the People Amendment makes it clear that corporations are not people and money is not speech by specifying that the rights provided by the Constitution are for people — not corporations. The joint resolution also works to get…

Transforms immigration detention system by ending the use of private detention facilities, repealing mandatory detention, prohibiting solitary confinement, and promoting community-based alternatives to detention while also restoring due process for immigrants and increasing oversight, accountability, and transparency measures WASHINGTON — Today,…