Pramila Jayapal is one of the most powerful leaders on Capitol Hill right now
Posted on AllSides November 1st, 2021
From The Left
ANALYSIS
Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal has risen quickly in the ranks of Washington to become a powerful progressive leader on Capitol Hill since first winning her House seat in 2016.
Democrats control extremely narrow majorities in Congress, a dynamic that has empowered moderates as well as progressives and the two factions have become locked in a power struggle.
Against that backdrop, the Washington state Democrat has become a prominent voice for the party's left flank and liberal policies as chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Before coming to represent Seattle in Congress, Jayapal was...