Jayapal says she received death threats after Cuba trip Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., defended the trip as "part of our job" and called the backlash "ridiculous." (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital) NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Pramila Jayapal , D-Wash., said she has received death threats for "doing my job" and meeting with foreign ambassadors about Cuba’s fuel shortages and U.S. sanctions. Following her trip to Cuba as part of a congressional delegation in