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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.
I also would love to recognize the fact--it is pretty historic--that Madam Speaker who is presiding over this Chamber right now is a member of our beautiful community, of the LGBTQ community. That, to me, is pretty historic as we now are…
We must have a moral awakening, a spiritual revolution on how we treat a person's health in this country. We must understand that every single human has a right to be healthy and comfortable, to live with dignity, and to receive the…
Unfortunately, this story is not atypical. CFPB's own research supports that 80 percent of the payday loan borrowers' debts were rolled over or reborrowed within 30 days.
To justify repealing the rule backed by such evidence, I would have expected you to have done at least that much work.
Thank you so much for always supporting us, especially us new class of women that have come in to this U.S. Congress.
I ask you as a representative of my community, as a proud American, as a scientist, and as a patient, to join me in asking Mr. O'Day what justification do you have for charging $2,000 a month for Truvada as PrEP when the American people…
It is our responsibility in this chamber to make sure that we are putting people before profit.
In order to end the HIV epidemic, we must build systems that provide access to PrEP for all populations.
The Community Reinvestment Act is extremely critical in combating housing discrimination, and also ensuring that all Americans, every single American has access to economic opportunities.
These programs are not a substitute for functioning public health and healthcare systems.
We are failing populations at high risk for HIV infection, including young black and Latino gay men, women, and transgender individuals.
The American people have invented a way to end the HIV epidemic, and that we should be very proud of.
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