Tag: Pramila Jayapal

Pramila Jayapal Backtracks After Calling Israel a ‘Racist State’

Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) has backtracked after fellow Democrats, including leadership, criticized her earlier comments calling Israel a “racist state.” “As somebody who’s been in the streets and participated in a lot of demonstrations, I want you to know that we have been fighting to make it clear that Israel is a…


Rep. Jayapal Backtracks After Calling Israel a ‘Racist State’

Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) has backtracked after fellow Democrats, including leadership, criticized her earlier comments calling Israel a “racist state.” “As somebody who’s been in the streets and participated in a lot of demonstrations, I want you to know that we have been fighting to make it clear that Israel is a…


LIVE NOW: Rep. Jayapal Announce Introduction of Healthcare Ownership Transparency Act

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and others hold a press conference at 11:15 a.m. ET on March 23 to announce the introduction of the Healthcare Ownership Transparency Act. …


Rep. Jayapal Announces Introduction of Healthcare Ownership Transparency Act

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and others hold a press conference at 11:15 a.m. ET on March 23 to announce the introduction of the Healthcare Ownership Transparency Act. …


Bipartisan Bill Would Let Americans Voluntarily Give Up Gun Rights

Congress is trying to pass a bill to allow the federal government to pressure people to give up their Second Amendment rights in the name of suicide prevention. At the same time, newly released documents show multiple federal law enforcement agencies have effectively done this to people without congressional approval. On Thursday, Gun Owners of…


Lawmakers Call for US to Defend Chinese Protesters

Rep-elect Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) said that U.S. politicians should defend the Chinese protesters who fight against Beijing’s stringent zero-COVID policies. “Any time there’s abuse of human rights anywhere in this country, we all must stand up to defend them. Think what the protesters are doing. It sounds like  [they’re] really taking the stand for their…


House Progressives Retract Letter Urging Biden to Negotiate with Putin

House progressive Democrats have caused a rift within the party by issuing and then retracting a letter less than 24 hours later, urging President Joe Biden to rethink his strategy for the war in Ukraine and negotiate directly with Russia. In the Oct. 24 letter (pdf), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), chair of the Congressional Progressive…


Rep. Jayapal: $1.5 Trillion Budget Bill Is ‘Too Small to Get Our Priorities In’

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wa.) said Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)’s proposal the reconciliation bill be worth $1.5 trillion is too small, and left-wing members of the Democratic Party won’t support it. Over the past several days, infighting has escalated between progressive and moderate Democrats over the cost of the budget reconciliation bill, which includes a bevy of…