WASHINGTON, May 18, 2021 —U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) issued the following statement about the ongoing violent crisis: This crisis—and the senseless deaths of Palestinians and Israelis alike—shows no signs of abating. Prime Minister Netanyahu has vowed to continue bombing Gaza, and Hamas continues firing rockets at Israeli towns. We need an immediate ceasefire between […]
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Jayapal Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Citizens United, End Corporate Personhood
WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led 50 Members of Congress today in introducing an amendment to the Constitution that would end corporate personhood, reverse Citizens United, put power back into the hands of people, and make it clear that money does not equal speech. The We the People Amendment specifies that […]
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal: The mothers could not stop crying when they spoke about their children
SEATTLE, June 12, 2018 – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after demanding and being given access to the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington to look at conditions and speak with 174 immigrant women detained inside: What I heard from the women today being held at the […]