Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, From Activist To Party Boss

What matters inside the halls of Congress is not how many retweets
you get, it’s how many votes you control. Elected to Congress in
2016, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has established that power
with remarkable speed. She is chair of the Congressional
Progressive Caucus, which has 93 House members — over a third of
House Democrats. She got her start as an activist protesting the
Bush administration in the wake of 9/11. Now she’s one of the most
powerful members of Congress. Jayapal tells Art of Power host Aarti
Shahani how a horrific family crisis prepared her for anything —
and what the pledge of allegiance means to her.