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Rep. Jayapal, Rep. Ellison, Rep. Dingell and Members of Congress Launch Medicare For All Congressional Caucus

July 19, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-05), Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-12), other members of Congress and advocates from around the country launched the Medicare for All Congressional Caucus in a press conference. The Medicare for All Congressional Caucus will help build the evidence base for Medicare for All. It will sponsor briefings on topics ranging from the basics of Medicare for All to financing to universal health care systems around the world. In development is also a clearinghouse of resources for members of Congress and their staff. Additionally, the caucus will provide an opportunity for members and their staff to interact with partners and providers across the country to gain a practical understanding of how a Medicare for All system would work.

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Health Care

Jayapal Statement on GOP’s Partisan ICE Resolution

July 18, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement on the passage of the GOP’s politically-driven resolution concerning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):

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Immigration

Jayapal Responds to Trump’s Disgraceful Comments at Putin Summit

July 16, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s press conference with Vladimir Putin:

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National Security

83 Members of Congress Urge the Administration to Extend and Redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Somalia

July 13, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) led 83 members of Congress in sending a letter to Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Secretary Mike Pompeo urging them to redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia and extend the program for eighteen months.

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Immigration

Jayapal Statement on the Trump Administration’s New Guidance For Asylum Seekers

July 13, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement in response to reports that under new guidance, the Trump administration will turn away more asylum seekers at our borders:

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Immigration

Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Terminate ICE and Transfer Critical Functions to Other Agencies

July 12, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) , Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) today introduced the Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act.

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Immigration

Members of Congress Release Statement Opposing Demolition In Khan Al-Ahmar

July 12, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), John Yarmuth (KY-03), David Price (NC-04), Peter Welch (VT-At Large), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Keith Ellison (MN-05) and Raul Grijalva (AZ-03) released the following statement in opposition to the demolitions scheduled to take place in the Palestinian village of Khan Al-Ahmar:

Jayapal and Kennedy Demand TSA Treat Transgender Travelers with Dignity and Respect

July 11, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last month, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Joe Kennedy III (MA-04) requested information regarding the agency’s treatment of transgender travelers in a letter to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske.

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LGBTQ, National Security

Jayapal Statement on Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee

July 9, 2018 Press Release

SEATTLE – House Judiciary Committee Member Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement on President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court:

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Criminal Justice