U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, who has represented Washington’s 7th district in Congress since 2017, posted a series of statements on May 31, 2026, addressing U.S. foreign policy, healthcare affordability in Washington state, and educational equity for the AANHPI community.
In her first post of the day at 15:00 UTC, Jayapal wrote, “The American people do not want the U.S. government to continue using taxpayer dollars to arm the Israeli government. We must pass the Block the Bombs Act to stop our complicity in the violence and destruction against Palestinian families and children.”
Later that evening at 20:19 UTC, she commented on healthcare access issues within her state, “40,000 people in Washington have had to forgo healthcare as Trump and Republicans have let premiums skyrocket. We always have money for war, but never for healthcare. We can and must do better.”
In a third statement posted at 22:57 UTC, Jayapal discussed efforts to address educational disparities among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students by improving data collection practices, “The AANHPI community is not a monolith. I introduced legislation with @MazieHirono to ensure our students get the visibility they deserve by disaggregating data collection on AANHPI children, so we can close gaps in education and better serve students.”
Pramila Jayapal was born in Chennai (formerly Madras State) in 1965 and resides in Seattle. Before her election to Congress—where she succeeded Jim McDermott—she served in the Washington State Senate from 2014 to 2016. Jayapal earned her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in 1986 and later graduated from Northwestern University in 1990.
