Rashida Tlaib: “Ending utility shutoffs, boldly tackling the climate crisis, fully funding Social Security, universal school meals for…”

“Ending utility shutoffs, boldly tackling the climate crisis, fully funding Social Security, universal school meals for every child that is hungry in our country, guaranteeing healthcare and clean water is a human right. Year after year, many colleagues tell me that there is no money for these lifesaving programs, and then they turn around and vote for another record-breaking $886.3 billion in military budget and massive weapons giveaways for foreign governments, funneling billions of our tax dollars to the very same defense contractors that many of them are invested in and taking campaign donations from. We should not be voting to send our U.S. dollars to any government that is violating human rights, period. It is disturbing that many of my colleagues in this Chamber are actively profiting financially when they vote to pass more funding for weapons and wars. Literally every bomb dropped makes them money. The American people deserve Representatives who vote in the best interests of our families. We are all elected to serve the public, not to serve stock portfolios. I introduced the Stop Politicians Profiting from War Act to put an end to this corruption and ban Members of Congress from owning war and defense stocks. The American people deserve better. We are sick of politicians profiting from death and war. Demanding Justice for Syrians”