I’m the first South Asian woman to be elected to the House of Representatives. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
I have a little yoga ritual that I do just to move my body around. Whatever I do, it’s usually very fast because often I don’t have the kind of time that I would like to. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
OneAmerica worked over the course of a decade to bring the movement of immigrants and communities of color together with the movement for marriage equality in Washington. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
There’s nothing normal about graduating with massive student debt, where you live in fear of predatory debt collectors and wage garnishers even as you are starting to live your life. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
Certainly there are many Congress members who have been arrested in the past on immigration issues and will continue to because we all understand that staying silent is not an option. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
When I was a little girl, my dad always said to me that I was going to be this great businesswoman, that I was going to be the CEO of IBM. So that’s what I came into the world thinking, that I was going to go into the business world and make my mark there. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
I come from a state in India that is a matrilineal state, Kerala. And so women really are seen as very powerful. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
I’ve always thought of the United States as a place where so much was possible and so many opportunities were out there. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
As an immigrant, I have lived, in a way, the American dream, and I want to make sure that opportunity is available for everybody. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
Policy is about real people and real stories, and sometimes we forget that. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
