A Conversation with Pramila Jayapal
Virtual event
Seattle, WA 98109
United States
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal joins Crosscut staff reporter Melissa Santos to discuss a range of topics including the upcoming Presidential election in November, COVID relief, defunding the police, postal service issues, regulating big tech, healthcare and climate change. Watch below.
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About the speakers:
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal represents Washington’s 7th District, which encompasses most of Seattle and its surrounding areas. Congresswoman Jayapal is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and on the House Education & Labor and Budget Committees. She is also the Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the Immigration Subcommittee Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific Asian Caucus; and a Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus. Representative Jayapal has focused on immigration, income inequality, and expanded collective bargaining rights for workers. She has worked on healthcare issues and is the author of the College for All Act. She has also prioritized clean energy and climate justice legislation. Congresswoman Jayapal is the first South Asian American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and one of only 14 naturalized citizens currently serving in the United States Congress.
Melissa Santos is Crosscut’s staff reporter covering state politics and the Legislature. She came to Crosscut from The Seattle Times editorial board, where she wrote columns and opinion pieces focusing on state government. Prior to that, she spent eight years as a reporter at The News Tribune in Tacoma, including five years covering the state Capitol.
Special thank you to our Northwest Newsmakers series sponsor Waldron.
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