Ayanna Pressley

People entrust me with the responsibility of actualizing our shared values and, that said, I'm not in the business of going to try to convert people and getting their buy-in. I just do the work. ”

I will sit at the table and compromise with anyone in the name of progress, but there are things I'm not willing to compromise and negotiate on, and that is the rights of women, of immigrants, of workers, and of the LGBTQIA community. ”

I understand and appreciate and respect that any time a barrier is broken or history is made, people want to celebrate it and mark it as progress. ”

Making progress on longstanding challenges requires a different lens and a new approach. ”