“But a bomb planted by a Marxist revolutionary – well, that’s just merely a tragic excess of idealism.”
“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
“The fact is that she agrees with them from a policy standpoint, even if she doesn't couch herself in the same title of socialist.”
“A bomb planted by a neo-Nazi group was a nefarious and murderous act of evil.”
“New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.”
“Olive Garden’s never-ending pasta pass is more secure than our federal elections. Make sense to anyone? Pass the SAVE America Act.”

Political Quotes

On the recordApril 21, 2021
How can a substance that emits far more carbon dioxide than coal, y'all, how can that be safe for my residents to breathe in?
Said by
Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib questions the safety of petroleum coke emissions for her constituents.

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Rashida Tlaib

Jun 21, 2025

Trump to go to war without a vote in Congress.

foxnews.com
Jul 16, 2025

My membership in the Democratic Socialists of America helps me have an organization and people to lean on. It’s important to have that kind of partnership.

thehill.com
Jun 26, 2026

These sentences are a travesty and totally unjustified, but that’s the point. Americans hate the fascist Trump regime, so the only way they can try to cling to power is brute force.

theguardian.com
Jun 4, 2026

We must end U.S. participation in the Israeli apartheid regime’s invasion of Lebanon. The Israeli military continues to target journalists like Amal Khalil and use our tax dollars to commit war crimes.

rollcall.com
View all Rashida Tlaib quotes

Other voices in this conversation