“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

Rashida Tlaib

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Rashida Tlaib is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 13th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Tlaib is known for her progressive policies and advocacy for social justice. She is one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress and has been a vocal advocate for issues such as affordable housing, environmental justice, and healthcare reform. Tlaib has also been involved in efforts to address systemic racism and economic inequality.

Quotes by year · 2019–20261,803 total · peak 2019 (578)
2019: 578 quotes2020: 237 quotes2021: 254 quotes2022: 267 quotes2023: 172 quotes2024: 179 quotes2025: 98 quotes2026: 18 quotes
Jul 25, 2019

There's a lack of urgency, right? There's lack of urgency.

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Jul 25, 2019

I want to apologize. I've only been here seven months, but not on my watch will I not be able to humanize the impact and push back against corporate greed.

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Jul 25, 2019

That means there's a will. They're waiting for us to tell them to stop.

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Jul 24, 2019

JUUL has 76 percent share of the e-cigarette market. Only a handful of competitors even have a one percent share.

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Jul 24, 2019

JUUL isn't just owned by Big Tobacco, it is Big Tobacco today.

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Jul 24, 2019

You targeted children to do that too.

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Jul 24, 2019

Big Tobacco bought you out and folded a main competitor, with the third-largest market share, furthering your dominance of this industry.

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Jul 24, 2019

Of course not. Mr. Chairman, if I may, let's just be clear. One model found that every one adult that successfully switched--switched--cigarettes to e-cigarettes to eventually non-use of any nicotine product, 81 adolescent teens, like my…

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Jul 24, 2019

But JUUL has avoided explicitly calling itself a cessation device, which JUUL believes helps it avoid this particular FDA regulation.

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Jul 24, 2019

we are dealing with a product that is more addictive than any product we have marketed to kids in decades.

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Jul 24, 2019

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman, for doing this hearing and for your leadership on this issue.

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