WEBVTT - DNC Shorts: Rep. Ayanna Pressley

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<v Speaker 1>Native Land Pod is a production of iHeartRadio in partnership

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Hey bam, You're about

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<v Speaker 2>to hear a replay of one of our interviews from

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<v Speaker 2>our live stream at the Democratic National Convention. Now. If

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<v Speaker 2>You can also find a full list of all the

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<v Speaker 2>guests we've interviewed. Welcome home, y'all. We're joined now by

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<v Speaker 2>Congressman Ayana Pressley. She is the first black woman to

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<v Speaker 2>represent Boston in the House of Representatives, so another historic

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<v Speaker 2>candidate during this time that we are making history here

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<v Speaker 2>at the DNC. I have to we love you, Joe Taco.

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<v Speaker 2>We thank you, Madam President. I have to tell you, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>when you saw me the last time we were together

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<v Speaker 2>on set, I was broadcasting from Martha's Vineyard and I

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<v Speaker 2>camped out at the Congress on the home every day.

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<v Speaker 2>I was trying to get Angela to come up there

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<v Speaker 2>with me and Andrew and so at some point we

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<v Speaker 2>will do a podcast, we hope, and from the Congress

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<v Speaker 2>on all. But we're so happy to have you but honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>because you yourself were a historic candidate, you took the

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<v Speaker 2>office that belonged to Congress on the shirletism in Congress.

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<v Speaker 2>What does this moment mean to you to watch another

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<v Speaker 2>black woman ascend to the highest heights of the United

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<v Speaker 2>States government?

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<v Speaker 3>All right, I'm feeling this on so many levels. So

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<v Speaker 3>first and foremost, actually, the dress that I'm wearing was

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<v Speaker 3>is a custom piece inspired by a Shirley chishm dress. Wow.

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<v Speaker 3>And so even though it is quite warm, that is

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<v Speaker 3>why I'm wearing it in this full circle moment. And

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<v Speaker 3>also though I have the humbling honor of being the

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<v Speaker 3>congresswoman representing the Massachusetts seventh which includes the city of Boston,

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<v Speaker 3>as the first woman of color, black woman, well personal

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<v Speaker 3>color period to represent the comonwealth in the House. But

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of people don't know Chicago is the city

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<v Speaker 3>that raised me. So it is full circle in every way,

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<v Speaker 3>and it is I won't call it a surreal experience

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<v Speaker 3>because I think that denies us that it's real. It

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<v Speaker 3>is attainable. So it is heady to be on the

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<v Speaker 3>precipice of this historic moment when black women have been

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<v Speaker 3>the backbone of the Democratic Party have been at the

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<v Speaker 3>front line of ushering in every great movement throughout history.

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<v Speaker 3>For us to take our rightful place at the top

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<v Speaker 3>of this ticket, uh it is. It is long overdue.

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<v Speaker 3>And everyone just keeps saying how joyful they feel, how

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<v Speaker 3>hopeful they feel, and yeah, it's an incredible experience. And

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<v Speaker 3>then to be here with you all, yes, yes, so

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<v Speaker 3>it's like welcome home time too.

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<v Speaker 4>Since street jump off text like hey, I got you,

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<v Speaker 4>that was amazing, that was awesome that I didn't respond after,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, but also.

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<v Speaker 3>Shout out to Boston because your theme song, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>one of the many incredible creatives and we have in

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<v Speaker 3>the city of Boston.

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<v Speaker 5>We are actually being joined. Well, he's handshaking. I don't

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<v Speaker 5>know if he's coming up right now, but colleague, yes,

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<v Speaker 5>your colleague, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, who is the Democratic leader

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<v Speaker 5>in the House, I think he is. He walking, he's

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<v Speaker 5>terming here.

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<v Speaker 3>Because we have to get people to understand that we're

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<v Speaker 3>going to do everything to ensure that Kamala Harris is

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<v Speaker 3>madam President. But she has got to have a Democratic

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<v Speaker 3>majority in the House. We have to grow our numbers

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<v Speaker 3>in the Senate in order to advance this agenda for

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<v Speaker 3>more just America of freedom, and that's about the future.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's so important that the Democrats get that gavel

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<v Speaker 3>back and that a King Jeffries is our speaker to

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<v Speaker 3>fully advance this agenda. Kamala can do it alone.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, just y'all have y'all Democrats have been incredible the

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<v Speaker 4>way y'all have held the line. The Republicans couldn't get

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<v Speaker 4>together anyway these last couple of months that they've been

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<v Speaker 4>in charge. But I'm curious to know, is there give

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<v Speaker 4>us the prognosis on whether or not you think you

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<v Speaker 4>all will have the opportunity to win back the House

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<v Speaker 4>where we're.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, absolutely so. I'm you know, A national surrogate for

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<v Speaker 3>the Vice President was recently in Pennsylvania, critical battleground state,

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<v Speaker 3>and I was so encouraged by what I saw there.

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<v Speaker 3>First of all, knocking doors, many Republicans have said they

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<v Speaker 3>do plan to vote for Kamala. Secondly, in that eighteen

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<v Speaker 3>to thirty five demographic, again a constituency that had been

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<v Speaker 3>there was a huge enthusiasm gap that no longer exists.

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<v Speaker 3>People said, I just feel again more hopeful Kamala's future focused,

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<v Speaker 3>and I feel that I'm a part of something important.

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<v Speaker 3>Women from every age and walk of life, and this

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<v Speaker 3>is the thing that black women do uniquely. We want

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<v Speaker 3>to acknowledge the power of this representation. It is transformative

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<v Speaker 3>and it is meaningful. But everyone sees themselves reflected in

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<v Speaker 3>Black women. So because we we live in intersectionality, her

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<v Speaker 3>story is the story of multitudes, and so it is

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<v Speaker 3>a deeply resonant vision for our countries, centering the humanity

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<v Speaker 3>and dignity of every person, of every family model in

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<v Speaker 3>contrast to institutionalized Trumpism in Project twenty twenty five, which

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<v Speaker 3>will cause harm to everyone who calls this country home,

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<v Speaker 3>control every aspect of your life from your bedroom to

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<v Speaker 3>your womb, dismantle the federal government and our democracy as

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<v Speaker 3>we know it. In contrast to Kamala Harris and Tim Walls,

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<v Speaker 3>who are about your freedoms, you know, preserving your freedoms,

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<v Speaker 3>expanding your freedoms, and about the future. So I think

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<v Speaker 3>with this economic agenda they've just rolled out, they show

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<v Speaker 3>that they have not forgotten the plot. They see the

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<v Speaker 3>people and they want to mitigate the harm and the

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<v Speaker 3>struggles of everyday people. But they also want to meet

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<v Speaker 3>you at your aspiration, and that's the joy part. That

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<v Speaker 3>is the joy part. Every great movement requires three things imagination, strategy,

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<v Speaker 3>and stamina. And I see all of that being animated

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<v Speaker 3>in real time, and we are going to get her

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<v Speaker 3>across that finish line and into the Oval Office.

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<v Speaker 4>I love it, get it.

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<v Speaker 5>We absolutely love it. Congressman, we love you. We thank

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<v Speaker 5>you so much for joining us. We know you got

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<v Speaker 5>to keep running. Hey, y'all, thanks for listening. Remember to rate, review, subscribe,

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