Pramila Jayapal
U.S. Representative · WA-7 · Democrat
Statements and posts
308 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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Recognizing the Contributions of Rick Simonson
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor Mr. Rick Simonson, Senior Book Buyer at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, as he celebrates his fiftieth year with the bookstore. Since joining Elliott Bay in 1976, Mr. Simonson has become one of Seattle's most respected literary figures, known to…
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Jayapal Helps Secure Department of Transportation Grant Award for Safer Streets in Seattle
Announced $9.7 million Department of Transportation grant for Seattle street safety improvements.
“This funding is a big win for our city as we continue our work to invest in enhanced street safety in vulnerable and high-risk areas”
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Jayapal, Raskin Demand Answers on Officers in CBP, ICE Involved Shootings
Demanded answers on CBP and ICE officer shootings and accountability for DHS spending.
“This pattern of deeply disturbing conduct from DHS officers and agents prior to or immediately following the shootings they committed is of great concern”
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Jayapal, Randall Conduct Oversight at the Northwest Detention Center
Visited Northwest ICE Processing Center to conduct oversight of detention practices.
“They told us how they feel like they’re being treated as criminals — despite having no criminal record.”
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Jayapal, Raskin, Thompson, Garcia, Clarke, Casar Lead Members in Denouncing Raid on Omar’s Home
Led 175 members denouncing DHS raid on Representative Omar's home as weaponization.
“This weaponization of law enforcement to harass a sitting Member of Congress 22 days before an election is unprecedented and unacceptable”
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Jayapal, Deluzio, Dingell, Ryan Introduce Bill to Lower Medicare Eligibility Age
Introduced bill to lower Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 50 and expand coverage.
“Lowering the Medicare eligibility age will be life-saving for the millions of Americans who are waiting an additional 15 years to be able to afford to see a doctor”
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Jayapal, Sanders Demand Answers on Meta’s Potential Interference in Brazilian Elections
Demanded answers from Meta on allegations of interference in Brazilian elections.
“Given the critical role social media plays in political communication, it is unacceptable for any social media platform to favor one political candidate or party over another, whether deliberately or inadvertently”
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Jayapal Statement on Suspicious Package Sent to Office
Released statement after office received suspicious package similar to those sent to other members and election officials.
“This seemingly deliberate and widespread attack on our democracy and elections is unacceptable.”
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Members of Congress Hold Hearing in Austin to Investigate ICE Shootings Across Texas
Held a field hearing in Austin to investigate ICE shootings across Texas.
“Twenty-five days ago, ICE agents in Austin, Texas shot Wilber Garcés-Pérez in the back. Instead of taking him to the hospital, they locked him up in a detention center and did not allow him to have surgery for 11 days.”
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Jayapal, Randall Lead PNW Members in Demanding Answers on NWDC Contract
Led members demanding transparency on DHS and ICE purchases of private immigration detention centers.
“We are deeply concerned about the potential purchase of these facilities, as it appears to be an attempt to circumvent oversight and accountability at detention facilities.”
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Jayapal Statement on Trump Suspending Microsoft from the PERM Program
Criticized Trump administration suspension of Microsoft from permanent labor certification program.
“You don’t fix a broken immigration system by taking a hammer to legal immigration.”
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Jayapal Introduces Legislative Framework Establishing National Charter System to Rein in AI
Introduced legislation requiring federal charter system for AI companies operating in the United States.
“The crux of this bill is simple: if you want to be an AI company in this country, you have to obtain a public charter that has a broad set of terms and conditions to operate and ensure public benefit without the harms”
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Ranking Member Jayapal Statement on Trump’s Pocket Rescissions
Criticized Trump's pocket rescissions of immigration services funding as unconstitutional.
“Congress must reclaim our constitutional authorities from this out-of-control administration. I will do everything in my power to prevent these illegal recissions and stand up for Congress’s sole Article 1 powers to appropriate funds.”
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Reintroduced bill to expand employment grants for communities affected by substance use.
“Addiction and substance use are deeply tied to economic instability and the shortage of behavioral health professionals”
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Reintroduced bill to prohibit government use of facial recognition and biometric technology.
“We have to stop the constant, nonconsensual state of surveillance that we live in, and that starts with placing a moratorium on our government’s use of facial recognition technology”
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Jayapal Statement on Senate Blocking War Powers Resolution
Criticized Senate Republicans for blocking her War Powers Resolution.
“In the House, we will continue to pass these resolutions and demand an end to the war. It is time to reassert Congress’s constitutional authority to declare war.”
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Jayapal, Warren, Lawmakers Announce Reintroduction of Comprehensive Stop Wall Street Looting Act
Reintroduced comprehensive legislation to reform private equity industry practices.
“Too many companies that people love and depend on, including nursing homes and grocery stores, have fallen victim to private equity”
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Jayapal Introduces the Students Not Profits Act
Introduced legislation to protect students from for-profit college exploitation.
“Higher education is inaccessible to Americans in every corner of this country as astronomical student loan debt weighs on millions. Congress must act to protect students from the exploitative practices of for-profit corporate universities that prey on vulnerable students”
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Reintroduced bipartisan legislation to raise awareness and combat high heart disease rates in South Asian Americans.
“As the first South Asian American woman ever elected to the House of Representatives, I’m fully committed to increasing understanding of heart disease and the unique risk factors in the South Asian community while ensuring that all those living with it get the resources, treatment, and support they need”
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Jayapal Hosts Hearing on Big Tech and Surveillance AI
Hosted hearing examining harms of surveillance AI and Big Tech monopolies.
“AI surveillance is already inescapable in the technology we use everyday. Grandiose doomsday claims about AI only benefit Meta and other tech companies, because it distracts from this fact and attempts to convince Americans that AI capabilities are beyond their understanding. This is not true.”
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Jayapal Statement on Vote for Ratepayer Protection Act
Voted for Ratepayer Protection Act but criticized it for lacking enforcement teeth.
“We need real solutions to rising costs of energy, like the Energy Bills Relief Act, rather than backroom deals that help to shield big polluters and data centers while doing very little to address the affordability crisis that people are facing. I intend to continue doing that work.”
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Meng, Jayapal, and South Asian Members of Congress Denounce Racist Post Targeting UT Austin Students
Condemned racist social media post targeting South Asian students at University of Texas.
“This is a part of a broader rise of attacks made towards the South Asian American community.”
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Introduced CRA resolution opposing regulation restricting international students and journalists' visa status.
“International students make our institutions of higher learning better for all students and create pipelines to ensure the best and brightest lend their talents to strengthen our economy and American innovation. We should be welcoming students, not wrapping the processes to obtain visas in layers of red tape.”
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Demanded DHS and ICE answers on reports of weakened detention safety standards at private facilities.
“Detention standards are meant to guide the entities operating immigration detention centers – they should not be written by them. And yet, it appears that that is precisely what occurred here”
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Delivered opening statement at hearing criticizing Trump administration immigration enforcement and Republican threats to defund local police.
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