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Ayanna Pressley: “This bill is cleverly titled to deceive the public.”

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

Rep. Pressley Presses to Amend Deceitful GOP Bill that Ignores Unemployment Crisis

Published May 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:07

But that's a question I know you're all not ready to answer. So let's get to the titling of this bill. This bill is cleverly titled to deceive the public. I truly must give it to the Republicans because you all are adept and skilled at branding to make a bad thing sound like something good. (01:07–01:10)

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Asserts that the bill's title is misleading to the public.

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