Ayanna Pressley

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

It takes a small, cruel man to try to distract us by vilifying immigrants. 40% of the families in my district are immigrants. They’re healthcare workers, teachers, parents. They’re the people saving lives. They’re the people making sure your family can eat. — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

Gov Baker signed the eviction & foreclosure moratorium bill into law today. A huge victory for advocates and for so many families in our community. TY to @MikeConnollyMA & @RepKevinHonan for leading this bill #mapoli #housingisahumanright #HomesForAll https://t.co/2GSVMDqEUK — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

RT @justicedems: "This virus does not discriminate by race, income, or immigration status and neither should our relief efforts. This hurt… — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

RT @PplsAction: We are all in this together - but that doesn’t mean we are all experiencing the same crisis. Join our very own @LauraKMM,… — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

Marathon Monday brings this city of ours together. Today, we remember that our destinies are tied. #BostonStrong #StayHome — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@14thAndUnion @justicedems Please research what I've done, and stop name calling. It is beneath you, King. Thank you for your activism & accountability. Stay safe & healthy. — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@14thAndUnion @justicedems Can get it. What I am working on is dismantling structural racism while demanding race data collection & reporting so that the resources go to the most vulnerable pop & expose any disparate access to testing & treatment. The data drives where resources go & we need more. — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@14thAndUnion @justicedems The impact is harder b/c of unequal access to healthcare & the impacts of structural racism resulting in co-morbidities of underlying conditions. And we represent most of the essential workers so our exposure is higher. That is structural. The virus does not discriminate, anyone — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@14thAndUnion @justicedems Esp when my comment was made in response to Black & other minority small biz being disadvantaged in access to the relief grants & loans, & the same being true when it comes to healthcare access & resources commensurate with higher COVID-19 impact in the Black community. — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@14thAndUnion @justicedems Why are you name calling an unapologetic black woman who is bald b/c of a disease & capes for her community everyday? No tap dancing here, only truthtelling. — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@HeelsCrossed @justicedems & to ensure access to testing & treatment is equitable & to dedicate resources to proactively test in our most vulnerable populations via mobile testing units, community health ctrs etc — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@HeelsCrossed @justicedems That is why I continue to work to dismantle structural racism (subpar housing, dirty air/water, food & transit deserts) to address healthcare access gaps & to fight now for the collection & reporting of race data to inform where the resources go. — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@HeelsCrossed @justicedems No. The virus does not discriminate. Anyone can get it. But Black & Latinx communities are overexposed due to our representation in essential workforce's have higher rates of asthma, heart disease, diabetes & that is because of structural racism & unequal access to healthcare. — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@1richardleite @justicedems @RashidaTlaib Our most vulnerable have always been communities of color, our elderly, low income families, the uninsured & undocumented, those exp homelessness etc & each are highly represented in COVID-19 cases & fatalities. Sadly, it was predictable who would suffer the most. — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@DrSagger @justicedems This is why early on I was pushing for race data collection to ensure access to testing & treatment is equitable, & we need the data to drive where the resources go. — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@DrSagger @justicedems I am Black & a woman. I am well aware of our *disparate access to healthcare, the impacts of structural racism* resulting in a higher representation of co-morbidities=hardest hit by COVID-19. The issue is racism. The issue is a disparate public health response. — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

RT @WorkingFamilies: "We have to reject any calls for a return to normal, because that normal was one that was slowly killing people." - @A… — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

RT @AyannaPressley: For all the gig economy workers, part time workers & self employed folx who have been waiting on access to #unemploymen… — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

RT @ella_nilsen: “We just have to reject any calls for a return to normal because that normal is one that was slowly killing people.” -- @A… — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

RT @SSWorks: WATCH LIVE: @AOC @PramilaJayapal @MarkPocan @RashidaTlaib @AyannaPressley & @IlhanMN are laying out #PutPeopleFirst priorities… — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

For all the gig economy workers, part time workers & self employed folx who have been waiting on access to #unemployment the new portal is LIVE as of this morning #MA https://t.co/GePMlRLZVW — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

RT @WorkingFamilies: Tomorrow we are joining @RashidaTlaib @AyannaPressley @AOC @IlhanMN @PramilaJayapal @MarkPocan and more to demand Cong… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IlhanMN: Tomorrow at 11:00 CT, @PramilaJayapal, @MarkPocan, @RashidaTlaib, @AyannaPressley, @AOC and I are unveiling a list of demands… — PolitiTweet.org

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@alexandriawill Thank you for leading by example #FlattenTheCurve #wearyourmask #publichealth — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

RT @RepPressley: .@CDCgov is acting on calls from me @RepRobinKelly, @RepKarenBass @RepBarbaraLee & releasing some #COVID19 race and ethnic… — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

Yup. #racedata #cancelstudentdebt #backpay4lowwageworkers #peoplesjusticeguarantee #endpushoutact #repealhyde #paidleave4all #M4A #beheard #newwayforward #peopleshousingplatform #healthymommies #momnibus #enddebtcollectionharassment #futureoftransportationcaucus #greennewdeal... https://t.co/bdnAyhOZNi — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@realKevinNutt @ewarren @TheBlackCaucus @AliVelshi @MSNBC While you're in search of likes & clickbait, I'm wrkg to save & improve lives. I don't care about winning an argument w/you. I fight to protect your right to disagree & even to be vile about it if you must. You live in Chicago, I was raised there, I am not easily intimidated. — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@realKevinNutt @ewarren @TheBlackCaucus @AliVelshi @MSNBC And, I did say that navigating the world as a bald woman often subjects one to ignorant statements, social stigma & trolling. Exhibit Z. — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

@realKevinNutt @ewarren @TheBlackCaucus @AliVelshi @MSNBC I never claimed the autoimmune disease alopecia was debilitating. I did say it was traumatic to lose all of the hair on my head, face & body in a matter of wks & many of the 7mill Americans who live w/alopecia concurred, as well as those who exp hair loss due to cancer treatments — PolitiTweet.org

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

The CDC is answering calls from me, @ewarren & my @TheBlackCaucus colleagues to publish racial data - now we need to use that data to urgently center equity in our response, in Chelsea MA, and across the nation @AliVelshi @MSNBC https://t.co/UhiP19Nxjr — PolitiTweet.org