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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.

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Jun 28, 2022

I think it is important to make sure we push up against some of the gaslighting that continues to happen, and understand this housing crisis is not going anywhere.

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Jun 28, 2022

How can we get the FHA financing improved? How can we make competitive financing options?

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Jun 28, 2022

I do have, H.R. 1532, which is in the Senate, that actually directs HUD to be able--and there is no financial impact on this--to look at best practices for FHA to be able to look at these small-dollar mortgages.

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Jun 27, 2022

It is all about making money no matter what, even when it is such an exorbitant, disgusting amount of profit versus what they could have been.

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Jun 27, 2022

I have partnered with Representative Kaptur and, of course, Chairwoman Waters, to propose the Community Restoration and Revitalization Fund.

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Jun 27, 2022

We are not trying to stop that. We are just trying to stop--because what happened is people benefited from the suffering of our families during this recession--the Great Recession.

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Jun 27, 2022

The housing increases are second after gas prices. So, you can't really address inflation without taking on the housing crisis.

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Jun 27, 2022

We allow corporations and corporate greed to come before the needs of our American people.

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Jun 26, 2022

To maximize the lifesaving potential of these treatments, it is imperative... that the overdose reversal medication are affordable and easily accessible in every city and town across the United States.

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Jun 26, 2022

We just have not done enough to push back on this rhetoric that we don't have a substance abuse issue.

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Jun 21, 2022

You had a report that recommended Dan Snyder be removed as a team owner.

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Jun 21, 2022

Could have been your daughter, sir. It could--I mean, it literally is disgusting.

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Jun 21, 2022

Mr. Snyder wasn't hands-off. He simply turned a blind eye to the conduct he didn't want us all to see, right? This is all too common in the American workplace.

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Jun 21, 2022

As a survivor of sexual harassment in my first job outside of college, I can tell you it is so incredibly important that Congress leads on this issue in making sure that everyone is safe away from discrimination.

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Jun 8, 2022

They need accountability from those of us who are enabling the mass murder of millions of Americans so they can profit from our pain, and that the people that enable their slaughter- for-profit scheme are here in our government. Madam…

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Jun 7, 2022

The American people don't realize how accessible these weapons of wars are.

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Jun 7, 2022

The biggest fear I have as a Member of Congress, but also just really a mother in America, is that when Buffalo and Uvalde stops being in the headlines, everyone here will go on and do nothing.

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Jun 7, 2022

Sometimes Congress often feels like it is in its own little world separated from the rest of the country, but I hope this morning, hearing the witnesses' strength and courage, inspires meaningful action here.

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Jun 7, 2022

A few weeks ago in Buffalo, one person armed with an assault rifle carried out a racist act of terrorism in a historically Black community.

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Jun 7, 2022

I believe it is our God-given right to defend ourselves from any act of violence.

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Jun 7, 2022

We need to secure our schools, and we got to secure this building like you all do.

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Jun 7, 2022

Something has to change. Thoughts and prayers and calls for more gun control isn't enough.

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Jun 7, 2022

I am a walking testimony of how the criminal justice system and the gun control laws, which is steeped in racism, by the way, have failed the Black community.

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May 25, 2022

I represent the third-poorest congressional district in the country. It is a significantly unbanked and underbanked population.

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May 25, 2022

I am really concerned that many individuals who are currently using cryptocurrency solely for financial access have no choice but to expose themselves to a highly volatile ecosystem.

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