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Pramila Jayapal
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- 1Jayapal Criticizes Trump's Pocket Rescissions Strategy●Ranking Member Jayapal Statement on Trump’s Pocket Rescissions
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued a statement criticizing the Trump administration's use of 'pocket rescissions' — a maneuver in which the president proposes cancelling previously approved spending so late in the fiscal year that Congress cannot act before funds expire. Jayapal condemned the move as an attempt to bypass Congress's constitutional power of the purse and cut funding without legislative approval.
- 2Democrats reintroduce bill to halt government facial recognition use▼Sens. Markey, Merkley and Reps. Jayapal, Tlaib, Pressley Reintroduce Legislation to Halt Government Use of Facial Recognition and Other Biometric Technology
Senators Ed Markey and Jeff Merkley, along with Representatives Pramila Jayapal, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley, have reintroduced legislation that would stop federal government use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance technology. The measure, first put forward in earlier sessions of Congress, targets concerns over misidentification, privacy violations and disproportionate policing of communities of color, renewing a debate among civil liberties groups, law enforcement agencies and technology firms.