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Ayanna Pressley: “Community project funding used to be called earmarks. For a…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

Rep. Ayanna Pressley Celebrates $922K Delivered for Roca's Managing Trauma in Corrections Program

Published May 6, 2026 | Video Starts at 20:57

You know, if I have my way, every single one would be having a subseed sown by the federal government. That being said, the eligibility changes every single year. So Community project funding used to be called earmarks. For a decade, they didn't happen. And then in recent years, that process has been resurrected, if you will. And we've been able to deliver some $39 million in federal investments in my tenure in Congress, … (20:57–21:03)

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Asserts that community project funding was previously known as earmarks and did not occur for a decade.

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