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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:
“Every new immigration policy to come out of the Trump…
Issues:
Immigration
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. The legislation would convene a commission of experts to provide a roadmap for Congress…
Issues:
Immigration
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…
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.
“As you may know, in 2015,…
Issues:
Foreign Affairs & National Security,
LGBTQIA+ Rights
SEATTLE – House Judiciary Committee Member Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement on President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court:
“To no one’s surprise, Donald Trump nominated a conservative justice who will endanger Roe v. Wade,…
Issues:
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
SEATTLE – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement regarding the resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt:
“Scott Pruitt is finally gone from the Environmental Protection Agency. That it took so long speaks volumes about the unacceptable tolerance for corruption…
Issues:
Environment,
Government Reform & Ethics
