Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley was elected to represent Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District (a majority minority district) in 2018, after defeating incumbent Democrat, Congressman Mike Capuano, in the MA Democratic primary. Rep. Ayanna Pressley is the first and only Black person ever elected to represent Massachusetts in the US Congress.
Prior to being elected to Congress, Rep. Pressley was elected as the first Black woman to the Boston City Council, serving from from 2010-2019. Early in her political career, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley worked as a district representative for Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II and as a political director and senior aide for Senator John Kerry.
During her tenure in Congress, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley has been the primary sponsor of 2 bills enacted into law. Rep. Pressley is the primary sponsor of 19 bills so far in the 119th Congress.
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley serves on the House Committee on Financial Services, and on the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence and Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance of that Committee. She also serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and on the Federal Law Enforcement subcommittee of that Committee.
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is active in participating in political rallies/events, appearing on mainstream, YouTube and other media, and posting on Twitter and Bluesky.
Rallies:
On Speaker Pelosi:
On racist bullhorns:
About fighting back:
The latest:
This Week’s News from the CBC
Thursday (Nov 13):
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Congresswoman Lauren Underwood 28:29
Friday (Nov 14):
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House Democrats stood firm to protect America’s health care and lower health care costs for the American people. We are not giving up the fight to lower costs and make life more affordable for working families.
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— Rep. Gregory Meeks (@meeks.house.gov) 2025-11-14T21:51:15.471Z
Saturday (Nov 15):
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Sunday (Nov 16):
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Yesterday, I joined @PoliticsNation to lay out a harsh truth: the shutdown may be over, but families are still getting hit with notices of soaring monthly healthcare costs. This crisis isn’t over.
@HouseDemocrats and I are standing firm and fighting to fix the Republican-made healthcare mess.
— Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) (@ivey.house.gov) 2025-11-17T21:35:11.342Z
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Last week, I joined Colleen Marshall on Sunday Briefing, to talk about why I voted against the Republican betrayal bill, and why Democrats are demanding action on health care now.
The affordable health care of millions of Americans is still at stake. But House Democrats will continue the fight.
— Rep. Joyce Beatty (@repbeatty.bsky.social) 2025-11-20T02:48:17.817225941Z
Monday (Nov 17):
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Committee Meetings:
There were 2 meetings, one in the House and a meeting of the Helsinki Commission.
The House Rules Committee held a meeting on a number of bills and resolutions, including BLM bills, rolling back environmental protections to allow drilling on otherwise protected land, regulating law enforcement in DC, cash bail in DC, a resolution to “denounce the horrors of Socialism” (including the implementation of “socialist policies in the US), and the Epstein resolution.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters spoke against the Socialism resolution and Congresswoman Summer Lee against the DC acts.
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After a record-breaking government shutdown that they caused, Trump & Republicans want to spend time micromanaging DC instead of representing their constituents.
If Trump wanted to run DC, he should resign & run for mayor.
I testified in the House Rules Committee to make it clear: hands off DC.
— Rep. Summer Lee (@repsummerlee.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T19:12:44.035Z
Rep. Maxine Waters (witness) 1:55:09; Rep. Summer Lee (witness) 2:14:52
Floor Speeches:
Congressional Black Caucus Special Order Hour on the Cost of Expiring ACA Tax Credits:
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Lester Johnson is a husband, father, Richmond business owner — and one of millions who would struggle to keep his health insurance without enhanced premium tax credits under the ACA.
I shared Lester’s story as I anchored a @cbc.house.gov Special Order Hour on the cost of expiring ACA tax credits.
— Rep. Jennifer McClellan (@mcclellan.house.gov) 2025-11-18T18:10:05.283Z
CBC Special Order Hour 8:20:41
Votes:
All House Democrats except for Perez and Golden, who voted Nay (and 6 Dems who did not vote) voted Yea to table the resolution to disapprove of Rep. Chuy Garcia’s behavior in resigning from reelection.
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Tuesday (Nov 18):
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Committee Meetings:
There were 9 meetings, 8 in the House and 1 joint meeting.
The House Judiciary Committee held a Markup Meeting.
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove 52:47; Rep. Jasmine Crockett 1:36:14; Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove 6:47:20; Rep. Lucy McBath 7:19:31; Rep. Hank Johnson 7:27:17; Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove 8:12:35
House Floor Speeches:
Votes:
The House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act (427/1/5).
The House passed a joint resolution censuring Rep. Chuy Garcia (236/183/4/10). 23 Democrats voted Aye, none from the CBC.
The resolution to censure Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett failed (209/214/3/7). All Democrats voted Nay except for Swalwell, Casar and Sherrill who did not vote.
The House passed H. J. Res. 130 (allows federal coal to be available for leasing on the Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming (214/212/7). All Democrats voted Nay except for Sherrill, Swalwell and Casar who did not vote.
The House passed H. J. Res. 131(allows gas and oil production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) (217/209/7). 3 Democrats voted Yea — Costa, Cuellar and Vincente Gonzalez and 3 did not vote — Casar, Swalwell and Sherrill.
The House passed S. J. Res. 80 (allows oil and gas leasing on Alaska’s North Slope (216/209/8). Democratic votes as above.
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Wednesday (Nov 19):
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Committee Meetings:
There were 30 meetings, 19 in the Senate and 11 in the House.
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing entitled, “Restoring Law and Order in High-Crime U.S. Cities”.
Ranking Member Jasmine Crockett 34:12 and 1:32:48; Rep. Hank Johnson 1:33:37; Ranking Member Jasmine Crockett 1:58:12 and 2:01:23
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing “to examine the rising cost of health care focusing on meaningful solutions for all Americans”.
Senator Raphael Warnock 2:28:27
The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held a hearing to “examine Trump’s regulatory rollback, focusing on saving Americans $907 billion and counting”.
Senator Cory Booker 24:24
House Floor Speeches:
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D.C.’s pretrial bail system mirrors the federal one — no one is jailed just for being charged, and judges already weigh risk & safety, not wealth. Congress shouldn’t be micromanaging local D.C. laws. If we want fairness & accountability, we should pass D.C. statehood & let D.C. chart its own future.
— Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) (@ivey.house.gov) 2025-11-19T21:41:42.266Z
Votes:
The House passed H. R. 5214 — District of Columbia Cash Bail reform Act of 2025 (237/179/17). All CBC Members voted Nay except for Rep. Don Davis who voted Yea and Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Andre Carson who did not vote.
The House passed H. R. 5107 — CLEAN DC Act (233/190/10). All CBC Members voted Nay except for Rep. Don Davis who voted Yea and Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick who did not vote.
The House passed H. R. 6019 (repeals the million dollar give away to Jan. 6 QOP Senators included in the Continued Appropriations bill) (426/0/7). All CBC Members voted Yea except for Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick who did not vote.
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The consequences of allowing enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire will be staggering, and Republicans in Congress must act immediately to extend them and keep health care affordable for working families.
Read more in my latest op-ed.👇🏽
afro.com/affordable-c...
— Kweisi Mfume (@repkweisimfume.bsky.social) 2025-11-20T03:56:50.129Z
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