Washington, Aug. 19 -- Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley issued the following press release:
"Defining political opposition as an existential threat does not make communities safer-it degrades civil liberties, expands state surveillance, enables violence by state actors, and mirrors the repressive tactics of authoritarian regimes worldwide."
Text of Letter (PDF)
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressmembers Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), and Jim McGovern (MA-02) led 23 colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent demanding an end to the Trump Administration's policies to persecute political dissent. In the letter, members raised serious concerns regarding the deployment...