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Pramila Jayapal on her path to politics, progressive change

Pramila Jayapal on her path to Congress and creating political change

Aired 07/01/2020

PBS News Hour

Pramila Jayapal on her path to politics, progressive change

Clip: 7/1/2020 | 6m 41sVideo has Closed Captions

Pramila Jayapal on her path to Congress and creating political change

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington state, was elected to Congress in 2016. She is the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and has become a leader in pushing the party on issues such as Medicare for All. Now Jayapal has a new book out, titled “Use the Power You Have: A Brown Woman’s Guide to Politics and Political Change.” She joins Judy Woodruff to discuss her story.

Aired 07/01/2020

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