U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, who has represented Washington’s 7th district since 2017, recently used her social media platform to criticize the Trump administration’s handling of federal grants, defense spending, and global health initiatives.
The following day, on June 3, she addressed military expenditures by stating, “The Trump administration is pushing for the largest Department of Defense budget in history — $1.5 TRILLION. DOD has never passed an independent audit. We should be investing in healthcare and childcare, not more war.”
Later that day, Jayapal commented on public health policy changes under the Trump administration: “USAID used to trace and treat Ebola outbreaks. But Trump shut it down. And now we’re seeing people die as the Ebola outbreak intensifies. Global health involves all of us — it’s about saving lives and stopping the spread of diseases. Republicans stopped this critical work.”
Pramila Jayapal succeeded Jim McDermott in Congress after serving in the Washington State Senate from 2014 to 2016. She was born in Chennai (formerly Madras State) in 1965 and currently resides in Seattle. Jayapal holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University (1986) and another degree from Northwestern University (1990).
