Rep. Pramila Jayapal: Medicare for All and the Progressive Fight

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With a presidential election looming in 2020, what are the progressives in Congress doing to build political power and move their agenda forward?

As the elected co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus—representing nearly 40 percent of the House Democratic majority, Representative Pramila Jayapal is on the forefront of the national progressive movement. In February 2019, Jayapal introduced the most comprehensive and progressive Medicare-for-all bill in history and has since secured four hearings on the bill—the first four hearings on Medicare for all in the history of Congress—and the support of more than half of the House Democratic Caucus. Prior to her election to Congress, Jayapal worked for two decades as an advocate for immigrant rights and racial justice and served in the Washington State Senate from 2015–2017.

Jayapal serves on the House Judiciary, Budget, and Education and Labor committees and has been an outspoken leader on expanding access to college, fighting for climate justice, taking on corporate greed and holding the administration accountable for its immigration policies.

Recorded on 2/15/2020 at 110 The Embarcadero

Speakers:
Pramila Jayapal
U.S. Representative (D–WA); Co-Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus

In Conversation with Clara Jeffery
Editor in Chief, Mother Jones Magazine

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What an inspiring intelligent woman. I'm proud to have her in our congress. She's right about the Bernie Bro's I don't look like a Bernie Bro either..

karlaruthford
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Rep Jayapal very corougeous woman sharing her abortion because those of us who has have them, feel we are not alone. Roe v Wade is the law of the land. Let's continue fighting, so that we don't loose our rights.

marlenefradis
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Ohh this cunning lady again, don't know why this lady speaking like a good human rights activists, you are the Islamophobia poor lady

dominicbaite
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A politician, by, and for the people. We need more like her.

petefraser
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Jayapal is a C unning. U nderacheiving. N eglegent. T ramp !!!!

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You sure that's not rashida tlaib?

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Is this the Congresswoman on the Judiciary committee that is selling her vote?

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