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Ayanna Pressley: “It is up to Congress to advance policies that protect civil…”

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

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Rep. Pressley Slams Trump's Attacks on the Black Economy, Black Employment, Affordability Crisis

Published | Video Starts at 03:27

This layered, discriminatory attack on black lives deepens the economic inequities burdening black communities. But the consequences reverberate far beyond us. And this harm is coming for everyone. And that is exactly why It is up to Congress to advance policies that protect civil rights, expand opportunities for all, and make the economy work for black communities. And in doing so, for everyone, like addressing the push out of black women from the workforce, like investing in minority owned Small businesses like lowering the cost of housing and so much more. (03:27–03:41)

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Asserts that Congress has the responsibility to enact policies that benefit black communities economically.

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