
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
@RepJayapal
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Congresswoman, lifelong organizer, mom. Proudly serving WA-7. Chair Emerita @USProgressives. Member @HouseJudiciary, @HouseForeign, @HouseBudgetDems. She/her.
Seattle, WA
Joined January 2017
Trump’s reckless tariffs and Republicans’ catering to billionaires are destroying the American economy.
nytimes.com
Gross domestic product rebounded in the spring after contracting at the start of the year, but consumer spending remained weak.
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Might as well call it the Environmental Destruction Agency because that’s all they’re doing. Denying the climate crisis and removing the government’s ability to protect our air and water. Trump and Republicans are selling us out to Big Oil billionaires.
apnews.com
President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed revoking a scientific finding that's long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
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My heart goes out to the friends and family of Aland Etienne, a victim of the shooting in NYC and a dedicated @SEIU member. He worked everyday to keep his city safe and will be remembered as a hero.
people.com
Aland Etienne has been identified as one of the four victims killed in a mass shooting in New York City on July 28 that also left a police officer, Blackstone executive and 27-year-old woman dead.
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Trump’s tariffs will make your prescription drugs more expensive.
axios.com
Drugmakers have been heavily reliant on foreign countries' manufacturing and raw materials, most of it duty-free.
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin did this TV hit bragging about making pollution worse while 168 million Americans were under a heat advisory today.
Zeldin: "EPA is proposing to rescind the 2009 Obama EPA endangerment finding to eliminate all of the greenhouse gas emissions regulations that followed."
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Another example of ICE kidnapping a LEGAL RESIDENT and denying them access to a lawyer with no explanation. Trump’s secret police have zero oversight or accountability.
washingtonpost.com
A Korean citizen studying in Texas on a green card was detained in San Francisco after a trip overseas.
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The federal government should protect you from the impacts of climate change, like dangerous storms and polluted air — but Trump’s EPA is trying to undo that. Why? So his Big Oil billionaire donors can get even richer.
nytimes.com
The proposal is President Trump’s most consequential step yet to derail federal climate efforts and appears to represent a shift toward outright denial of the scientific consensus.
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Awdah Hathaleen was a journalist and activist working toward justice. His killing is a tragedy. I was proud to show No Other Land in the Capitol — to bring its message from the West Bank to lawmakers. My heart goes out to his family and those mourning.
theguardian.com
Israeli soldiers raid mourning tent after death of Awdah Hathaleen, who helped make Oscar-winning No Other Land
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Awdah Hathaleen was a journalist and activist working toward justice. His killing is a tragedy. I was proud to show No Other Land in the Capitol—to bring its message from the West Bank to lawmakers. My heart goes out to his family and those mourning.
theguardian.com
Israeli soldiers raid mourning tent after death of Awdah Hathaleen, who helped make Oscar-winning No Other Land
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Thanks to Trump and Republicans' Big Bad Betrayal, at least two dozen hospitals in WA are at risk of closing. These closures will affect all of us — in big cities and small rural towns.
knkx.org
As many as 250,000 residents could lose Medicaid coverage in Washington. That reduction would mean fewer patients can pay at hospitals that are already struggling.
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“Minimal” amounts of aid will not save thousands from starvation and death. The Israeli government must provide a real, long-term solution to get meaningful food and resources into Gaza.
washingtonpost.com
The Israeli prime minister found a political window to step up humanitarian assistance but remains under intense pressure both abroad and at home.
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BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked Trump and Republicans’ attempts to defund Planned Parenthood through their Big Bad Betrayal. This is a big win. We’ll keep fighting to ensure millions of Americans have access to the health care they need and deserve.
apnews.com
A federal judge says Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding.
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