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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07) led members of Congress in a letter calling on President Biden to adopt High Road Kitchens, a public-private partnership program that has been shown to increase wages for…
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Jobs, Labor, & the Economy
WASHINGTON –
Today, U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Mike Thompson (CA-05) introduced the Protecting Access to Contraception Act of 2022, legislation to codify the right of Americans to access contraception. This follows Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion stating that…
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Health Care
Amidst unprecedented attacks on our rights, this landmark resolution lays out concrete steps for providing protections for transgender and nonbinary folks
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), David Cicilline (RI-01), Marie Newman (IL-03), Mark Takano (CA-41), and Ritchie Torres…
Issues:
LGBTQIA+ Rights
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) announced today that she secured more than $31 million in federal funding for 15 community-based projects in the Seattle area. These projects span various areas, including housing, arts, sciences, education, the environment, and…
Issues:
Arts & Education,
Civil Rights,
Housing, Transportation, & Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center, which overturns the constitutional right to abortion:
“Today, a decades-long…
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Health Care
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) sent a letter today to President Biden and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Becerra urging immediate action to stop Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) from improperly…
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Health Care
