Washington's 7th Congressional District
U.S. Government: Elected Officials | U.S. Congressional Districts
Recent News About Washington's 7th Congressional District
-
Jayapal, DeLauro, Takano Call on ED to Rescind For-Profit OPM Guidance in Light of Second Class Action Lawsuit
“A class action lawsuit filed against the University of Southern California (USC) for its partnership with for-profit OPM company 2U included troubling new complaints that the program deliberately deceived its students by claiming its online social work program was academically the same as USC’s well-known on-campus program.
-
Jayapal, Warren, Boyle, Lawmakers to Fed Chair Powell: Pause Rate Hikes or Risk Recession, Destroying Jobs, Crushing Small Businesses
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Representatives Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Katie Porter (D-Calif.), and Greg Casar (D-Tex.) sent a letter to Federal Reserve (Fed) Jerome Powell ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) May 2-3 meeting, calling on the Fed to pause interest rate hikes and respect its dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability, particularly in the wake of recent turmoil in the banking system following the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank.
-
Jayapal Statement on Administration Action to Manage Regional Migration
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Ranking Member Pramila Jayapal issued the following statement in reaction to the administration’s announcement on new actions to manage regional migration.
-
Jayapal Announces FY24 Seattle-Area Funding Requests
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) is today announcing her Community Project Funding (CPF) requests for the 2024 Fiscal Year (FY24). CPF allows Members of Congress to secure funding for specific projects in their districts through the annual appropriations process.
-
Jayapal, Warren Call on Patent Office to Take Critical Steps to Lower Drug Prices and Fight Big Pharma’s Patent Abuse
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Kathi Vidal, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), calling on USPTO to take immediate action and use its existing administrative authorities to help lower drug prices and hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for anti-competitive business practices.
-
Jayapal, Spartz Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Stop Anticompetitive Hospital Conduct
U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Victoria Spartz (IN-05) are introducing bipartisan legislation to stop anticompetitive hospital conduct, which has been shown to lead to higher costs for patients and restricted care.
-
Jayapal Introduces Resolution Recognizing Library Workers
In honor of National Library Week, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) is introducing a resolution to honor library workers nationwide today.
-
Jayapal Statement on Violence in Sudan
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement on the growing violence in Sudan.
-
Jayapal, Booker, and Smith Introduce Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and U.S. Representative Adam Smith (WA-09) today reintroduced the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, transformative legislation that ends the inhumane conditions of detention centers and protects the civil and human rights of immigrants.
-
Representative Jayapal, Senators Warren, Blumenthal and Representatives Kuster, Omar, Beyer and Dozens of Lawmakers Support FTC Proposed Rule to Limit Noncompete Agreements
Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Representatives Annie Kuster (D-N.H.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Don Beyer (D-Va.) led over 60 of their colleagues in a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, urging the agency to move forward with their proposed rule banning noncompete agreements to give approximately 30 million Americans the opportunity to change jobs and create new businesses.
-
Representatives Jayapal, Torres, & Meng and Senators Gillibrand & Booker Introduce Fairness to Freedom Act
On April 18, 2023, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Norma J. Torres (CA-35), and Grace Meng (NY-06), and, along with Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) and Cory Booker (NJ), introduced the Fairness to Freedom Act. This bicameral legislation establishes the right to legal representation for individuals facing removal from the United States who are unable to afford it.