“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)
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May 21, 2019

No, I couldn't agree more how outrageous it is.

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May 21, 2019

With little to no input, the city of Detroit created one of the Nation's most pervasive and sophisticated surveillance networks with real-time facial recognition technology.

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May 21, 2019

In response to this lack of kind of oversight we have heard various organizations advocate for independent police oversight board or judicial approval for the use of facial recognition technology on a case by case basis which would require…

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May 21, 2019

The internal documents described these potential students, get this, quote, 'desperate for a better future and afflicted with 'low self-esteem.' ' This is pretty appalling.

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May 21, 2019

Face recognition enables precisely this type of monitoring.

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May 20, 2019

You said that no matter if you are poor, you can succeed.

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May 20, 2019

I hope that maybe your Department can take a look at it and maybe help us move that forward so there is no abuse and intentional discrimination towards those of color.

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May 20, 2019

my colleague, Representative Pressley, and I are introducing a bill that bans the use of real-time facial recognition technology in federally-funded housing.

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May 20, 2019

I hope, Secretary Carson, that you and my colleagues who agreed with you in that statement would also apply that to the President of the United States.

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May 20, 2019

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 218. ____________________

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May 16, 2019

The Congressional Progressive Caucus, who puts this Special Order together every week, has truly been committed to the rights of our LGBTQ neighbors, and I am very pleased that many of my colleagues tomorrow, in a very bipartisan way, are…

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