Jobs, Labor, & the Economy

[SEATTLE, WA] – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, today announced her support for the CARES Act, the third COVID-19 relief package: “Washington state is reeling from the spread of COVID-19, and I have worked tirelessly to…

[SEATTLE, WA] –U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) and the state’s entire House delegation wrote today to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and five House Committee Chairs to urge them to…

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and members of the Washington congressional delegation urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to extend the tax filing deadline in light of the COVID-19 outbreak in Washington state. “We request that the…

[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, applauded the House passage of H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. This bipartisan…

The bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would guarantee pregnant workers have an affirmative right to reasonable work accommodations [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional…

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 54030, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act: “After carefully considering the pros and cons of the USMCA…