Rep. Pramila Jayapal

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

My friend @ilyseh has done a masterful job of leading the movement for women and pregnant people to make choices about our own bodies while lifting up the intersectionality between economic, gender, and racial justice. Deeply grateful for her work and excited to see what's next! — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

Our immigration system isn’t just broken, it’s also incredibly inhumane and cruel. We need to prioritize reforming it like the emergency that it is. https://t.co/tJkyHQDlc7 — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

We need to protect asylum seekers, not detain and traumatize them. My Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act repeals mandatory detention, ends the use of private facilities, and finally restores due process, oversight, accountability, and transparency to our immigration system. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

Millions of Americans would lose their survival checks with a lowered threshold. This is the moment to go big — we should be helping more people, not less. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

When people vote, Democrats win. This headline should be embarrassing for any Republican who claims to care about our democracy and not just their own power. It's time to end voter suppression by passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. https://t.co/fkbPQcp4pQ — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

RT @SenSanders: I congratulate Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Scott and @USProgressives for including a $15 minimum wage in the House reconciliat… — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

RT @SSWorks: Great work by @USProgressives! Not only does a $15 minimum wage make workers more financially secure today — it also increase… — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

RT @civilrightsorg: A huge deal. #RaiseTheWage https://t.co/FUI93oYfK4 — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

RT @USProgressives: BIG NEWS: the Progressive Caucus has secured the inclusion of a $15 minimum wage in the House's pandemic reconciliation… — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

I’m thrilled to announce that after working with leadership, we’ve secured a $15 minimum wage in the House’s COVID relief bill! This provision would lift nearly 1 million people out of poverty. It’s long overdue that Congress enacts a minimum wage that is a living wage. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

If survival checks are targeted based on 2019 incomes, millions of people who need help right now will be LEFT OUT. I need to hear from you. If you lost a job or income during COVID, please share how targeting checks would impact you, your family, & your financial stability. 👇🏾 — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

Please read this article. Women—especially mothers—have been hit hardest by the pandemic. Women left the workforce at a rate 4 times that of men in September alone. Their stories are powerfully important and underscore a major disparity in this crisis. https://t.co/GyqvaGOSEE — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

Don’t forget that the NFL has systematically villainized Colin Kaepernick because he *knelt* to protest racial injustice, police brutality, and anti-Blackness. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

Tens of millions of jobs have been lost across multiple industries. We need to go big on relief, and we need to do so quickly. https://t.co/ySMLYSequX — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

So, when you use 2019 tax data to determine eligibility thresholds, you are simply missing the point. The crisis started in 2020, and people need help NOW. Let's just do what we promised, stop the hand-wringing and get these checks out quickly. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

"Targeting" survival checks further is cruel & bad policy. Acc to recent Census data, households that lost employment income in 2020 included: ✔️ 45% earning $50K-$150K ✔️ 48% earning $50-75K ✔️And almost 25% earning $50K-$150K expect to lose income in next 4 weeks — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

How about we just go ahead and do what we said we would do and send people $2,000 survival checks so they can feed their kids, keep the heat on, and pay rent during this devastating crisis. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

This week the Senate will begin the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. He must be held fully accountable for inciting a deadly insurrection. The Senate must convict him. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

Cancel student loan debt. https://t.co/6dP2OLCm8S — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

It has been one month since Donald Trump incited a deadly attack on our Capitol, country, and democracy. He must be held fully accountable. Convict him. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

No family can survive on $7.25/hour especially during this pandemic. I’m incredibly frustrated that my colleagues in the Senate don’t recognize this. I want to assure you: I won’t stop fighting for $15 — and we will win. https://t.co/QmJZpqpHea — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

Democrats should NOT be the party that cuts survival checks. People need money in their pockets and we must be the party that delivers it. If we're really the party that's #ForThePeople, then let's get it together and send these survival checks at the level we promised—NO LESS. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

4⃣There are massive racial and ethnic disparities in all of this. “Targeting” further increases those disparities — and will further increase income inequality. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

3⃣Only 24% of those who lost work have received unemployment. Why? Because many don’t qualify. Who? Parents who stayed home for childcare. People who didn’t feel safe going to work. Young adults who didn’t have a job. Survival checks are their only lifeline. Don't take it away. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

2⃣The data from people who filed for unemployment shows that more than 20% of those earning between $50k and $70k were still food insecure. That's up 16% from 2019—and it's why food banks have such long lines. We need to put money in their pockets so they can feed their family. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

Even if someone isn’t one of the nearly 1 million additional people losing their job EVERY single week, they likely lost hours and therefore had their overall income significantly reduced. By “targeting,” we cut out people who are desperately in need of help. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

1⃣The survival checks often use 2019 tax data to measure someone’s income. Millions lost their jobs in 2020 due to COVID—that’s the whole point of this relief!—and therefore their income from 1 or 2 years ago is no longer accurate. They need help now and we must provide it. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

“Targeting” checks isn’t just bad for people, it’s bad policy too! It’s not humane, it's not smart, it’s not effective, and it’s not even fiscally responsible. Not to mention that it doesn't meet the scale of this crisis. Help me spread the word about 4 obvious reasons why: — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

We promised people that if we won the Senate, we would send out $2,000 survival checks. They delivered us to victory—and now we MUST deliver. “Targeting” checks to a smaller group fails to do that. People need help like never before, and we must put money in their pockets. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal

Unionized women earn wages that are 23 percent higher. Passing the PRO Act would help close the wage gap and help move us towards equal pay for equal work. Let’s get it done. https://t.co/7n3RfBY8mQ — PolitiTweet.org