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Washington, DC — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement after the Committee advanced her amendment to expand protections for consumers from drug price spikes. The amendment—introduced during a…
Issues:
Health Care,
Jobs, Labor, & the Economy
Washington, DC – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Eliot L. Engel (NY-16) today introduced the Safe Gun Storage Act, legislation which would direct the Consumer Protection Safety Commission to establish safety standards for firearm safes and firearm locks.
Unsafely…
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today introduced the Students Not Profits Act to protect students from the predatory practices of for-profit colleges by ending taxpayer…
Issues:
Arts & Education,
Civil Rights,
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
Washington, D.C. —On August 5, 2019, India imposed a media blackout leaving millions in Jammu and Kashmir without access to mobile phones or the internet while many others have been held in “preventative detention” for over a month. As a…
Washington, D.C. –
Today, Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) issued the following statement
regarding the Trump Administration’s announcement that it will slash refugee
admissions to an all-time low of 18,000 for the coming fiscal year and issue an
executive order permitting…
Issues:
Immigration
Bill Would Protect Undocumented Immigrant Victims and Witnesses Working with Law Enforcement to Prosecute Criminals
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) introduced the Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act, to remove barriers for…
Issues:
Immigration
