AHEAD OF SENATE FLOOR ACTION, PRESSLEY, GILLEN URGE SENATORS TO EXTEND TPS FOR HAITIANS, PROTECT HAITIAN AND AMERICAN LIVES

Washington, July 22 -- Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley issued the following press release:

Senate Bill Follows Successful House Passage of Pressley's Discharge Petition to Extend TPS for Haitians Bill Text (PDF) | Letter Text (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, ahead of Senate floor action to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, alongside Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04), urged Senators to support legislation to extend Haiti TPS and protect the lives and livelihoods of Haitians and Americans alike. Senators Ed Markey and Lisa Blunt Rochester lead the companion bill, introduced after the successful House passage of Congresswoman Pressley's discharge petition to p...