Washington, Feb. 6 -- Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley issued the following press release:
During yesterday's House Financial Services Committee hearing, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) demanded Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent take immediate action for working families-urging he address the alarming rates of Black workers' unemployment, as well as calling on him to commit to his prior support of exempting baby products from Trump's tariffs.
Nine months ago, following Rep. Pressley's questioning, Secretary Bessent conceded the Treasury Department would consider exempting essential baby care products (https://youtu.be/wS7b_ROV1RY) from tariffs, which was later reaffirmed (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/07/trump-ta...