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Seattle City Wire area weekly mass times

By Seattle City Wire | Apr 29, 2023

The following parishes in the Seattle City Wire coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Jayapal, Booker, and Smith Introduce Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act

By Seattle City Wire Report | Apr 29, 2023

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

By Seattle City Wire Report | Apr 28, 2023

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

By Seattle City Wire Report | Apr 27, 2023

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.