“It was embarrassing.”īack in Seattle, progressives are also still reeling from the mayoral and City Council races, notably that Jayapal’s endorsed mayoral candidate lost badly against a fellow liberal Democrat.
“To what extent, when Republicans are setting the agenda, will the demonstration of clout be (seen as) short-sighted? Because they demonstrated their clout, but they undermined the president,” Prakash said. Prakash said such political maneuvering leaves open the question of how sustainable progressives’ power is, especially with a Republican takeover of the House widely expected from next year’s midterm elections. Jayapal said she agreed to the first vote once they successfully negotiated a framework for the latter proposal.
“That felt like the right move because there are certain times when you feel like if you continue to hold, you might actually lose leverage.” “You have to be attuned to the changing circumstances,” Jayapal said. The caucus had initially insisted the two proposals be voted together, or not at all, though Jayapal eventually eased up on that demand to help pass the infrastructure bill following a disappointing Election Night for Democrats and progressives around the country. It was a show of force for the 95-member progressive House caucus to hold up Biden’s infrastructure bill while demanding support on a larger now-$1.85 trillion proposal to fund new climate and family support initiatives. While Jayapal is driving the political agenda of the Democratic Party’s more liberal wing, the latest election results and the work of advocating for the Biden administration’s agenda highlight the challenges of pushing her caucus’ members and policies into the mainstream. “The Squad has been a fabulous part of the progressive caucus, and there’s really no division there.” They always are much more interested in who’s fighting with whom,” Jayapal said. “People just always want to try and divide. She also mentors other women of color in politics, from rising progressive stars like Seattle City Councilwoman Teresa Mosqueda to high-profile Congressional colleagues in the so-called six-member “Squad.”Īsked about rumored dissatisfaction with Jayapal’s leadership among these six members of her progressive caucus who voted against the Biden administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill in protest, Jayapal denied there were bad feelings. Barbara Lee of California and feminist icon Gloria Steinem for helping her navigate public office. House of Representatives when she was elected in 2016, she said she is grateful to Rep. “I always tell people … don’t forget the experiences that you don’t like are just as important as the experiences you like.”Īs the first Indian-American woman in the U.S.
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I am used to working in rooms full of people that don’t look like me,” Jayapal said. She founded OneAmerica and grew it over a decade into the largest immigration advocacy group in Washington state.
The 56-year-old Jayapal’s trajectory began as a teenage immigrant from India who turned into an investment banker with an MBA, and then a new career path from community organizing to elected office at the state and congressional level. Smart people realize the limits to power -you should push when you can but you know when you can push no more.” “Some might say clever, some might say sensible,” said Aseem Prakash, a University of Washington political science professor. politics, showcasing the progressive street cred she amassed in Seattle and a political sensibility she has wielded in the nation’s Capitol. Jayapal’s ritual is calming at a time her career has rapidly ascended into the top tiers of U.S. “Everything feels closed in sometimes in D.C., and so when I come home, I just like to ground myself in that spaciousness,” Jayapal said in a recent interview with The Associated Press during a trip back to the city she represents. Pramila Jayapal returns home to Seattle, the Congressional Progressive Caucus chairwoman always goes for a walk along the Puget Sound.
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