A Week in Community

Dear Neighbor,

I hope this email reaches you and your family in good health and safety. I wanted to share some highlights of what we’ve been able to accomplish together during the recent district work week.

Responding to the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse 

As you may have heard, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed, causing anxiety for workers, businesses, and families in the Massachusetts 7th and beyond. Let’s be clear: this collapse was made possible in part by Republicans, who during the Trump era, weakened the critical banking safeguards we had in place after the 2008 financial crisis. There must be accountability.

I am grateful that the Biden Administration and federal regulators acted swiftly to make SVB depositors whole and protect workers, businesses, and our financial system. But we must get to the bottom of this and prevent a collapse like this from ever happening again.

As a member of the House Financial Services Committee, I repeatedly called for a hearing to investigate SVB’s collapse, and I am pleased the Committee heeded our calls to hold a hearing later this month. I also want to see Congress restore the banking protections that Republicans rolled back in 2018, and last week I joined Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Katie Porter on a bill to do just that.

You can watch an interview I gave on the SVB collapse here.

Delivering for Our Girls

As we continue to celebrate the millions of dollars we secured for our district in the recent government funding package, my team and I visited Dorchester last Tuesday to celebrate $250,000 in federal community project funding for the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston. This new funding will support Big Sister’s one-to-one mentoring and enrichment programs for girls. As a former Big Sister myself, I know how much of a difference this investment will make.

You can watch the video from our event here and view photos here.

A Community Coffee in Somerville

We also hosted another “Coffee with the Congresswoman” event in Somerville with Mayor Katjana Ballantyne. Thank you to everyone who turned out to hear from the Mayor and I. I am always grateful for the opportunity to be in community, hear your concerns, and update you on our work to support folks across the Massachusetts 7th.

You can watch the full video of the event here.

Contact Our Office or Get in Touch via our Website

As always, my team and I are ready to support you in any way we can, so please don't hesitate to give us a call at 617-850-0040 or visit our website at Pressley.House.Gov if we can be of assistance.

In service and solidarity,


Ayanna Pressley

Member of Congress