Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 15, 2022
we are basically paying people to make money off of destroying our land.
Said by
Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib criticizes subsidies that profit from environmental destruction.

Share

More from Rashida Tlaib

May 21, 2025

Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' is a betrayal of our families and a $7 trillion handout to billionaires.

commondreams.org
Jun 21, 2025

Dear colleagues: Don't make another mistake in dragging our country into another war.

cbsnews.com
Jun 16, 2025

The American people aren’t falling for it again. We were lied to about ‘weapons of mass destruction’ in Iraq that killed millions + forever changed lives.

nbcnews.com
Jul 1, 2026

Trump’s illegal and unprovoked bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president are grave violations of international law and the U.S. Constitution. These are the actions of a rogue state.

foxnews.com

Other voices in this conversation