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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal

Representing the 7th District of Washington

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October 10, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Founding Co-Chair of the Medicare For All Congressional Caucus and Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-12)  and Keith Ellison (MN-5), Co-Chairs of the Medicare For All Congressional Caucus released the following statement in response to President Trump’s Op-Ed on Medicare For All:

July 19, 2018 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-05), Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-12), other members of Congress and advocates from around the country launched the Medicare for All Congressional Caucus in a press conference. The Medicare for All Congressional Caucus will help build the evidence base for Medicare for All. It will sponsor briefings on topics ranging from the basics of Medicare for All to financing to universal health care systems around the world. In development is also a clearinghouse of resources for members of Congress and their staff. Additionally, the caucus will provide an opportunity for members and their staff to interact with partners and providers across the country to gain a practical understanding of how a Medicare for All system would work.
October 12, 2017 Press Release
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order gutting provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
October 6, 2017 Press Release
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement today in response to the Trump administration’s move allowing employers to deny women birth control coverage based on “moral objections.”
October 2, 2017 Press Release
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement in response to the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
August 3, 2017 Press Release

SEATTLE – Today, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) announced the introduction of the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act. The bipartisan bill, co-sponsored by Republican Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02), will raise awareness of the alarming rate at which the South Asian community is developing heart disease and will invest in ways to reverse this trend.

June 27, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released a report examining the devastating impact of Trumpcare on Washington state children with severe disabilities and special health care needs whose lives depend on the programs that Trumpcare is threatening.

June 26, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Vice Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to the latest Congressional Budget Office analysis of the Senate health care bill:

“I call on every elected member of the Senate with a conscience to reject Trumpcare. The latest CBO score shows this version would kick 22 million people off health coverage over the next decade. First it was 24 million, then 23 million, now 22 million. Do the Republicans need 22 more shots at Trumpcare before they get to zero?

June 23, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, July 6, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal will host a town hall in Seattle with a special focus on health care.