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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.
Access to clean water and to affordable water is essential to saving lives and stopping the spread of COVID-19. No one deserves, Mr. Speaker, to die because they are too poor to afford water. In my district alone, thousands of low-income…
I urge my colleagues to please do more to save lives. It is immoral for us to walk away and take a month off when people, our neighbors, are dying and losing loved ones. So, in memory of Skylar, in honor of her, please let's expand public…
We shouldn't be risking our lives for corporate greed. We should really be taking care of our families.
The more we do that I think the more important it is that my colleagues understand the supplemental bill that now is being told to be hold up for two weeks for help to communities like ours around the country, is now being held up and…
I think it is really critically important that we understand that urgency because on the ground offices are being closed.
I really think this is an important conversation about the extent and making sure we have access to information for our residents at home.
You should have been much more prepared and acknowledging and owning what this company has done before.
I am really tired of subsidizing, I mean, literally subsidizing for you all not even paying a living wage to the residents who work for the company.
Do you know that when you don't pay a living wage to our residents, many of whom are your employees, that they end up going on assistance?
Do you think it is appropriate for a bank caught cheating to not address the excessive executive pay at Wells Fargo?
It is a criminal scheme. You all got caught doing something that was extremely disgusting.
It is called cheating. The definition of 'cheating' is to act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage.
I thank Representative Pressley for her incredible leadership on this important issue across the world and not just here in the United States. Also, this has been a wonderful experience for all of us new Members to experience a Special…
It is very much discriminatory and dehumanizing to be asked about education level, to be asked about marital status.
I am trying to ensure that people on the ground, people like my community, which is the third-poorest in the country, are not being directly discriminated against.
Why not support the Federal Insurance Office to provide this data and information, so we make sure that our folks are not being discriminated against.
The person who had a lower credit score was paying 300 percent more than the other person.
These are proxies to discriminate, and it is very frustrating for my residents.
I feel like the formula right now has led towards discriminatory practices, because the data and information out there is very clear.
If I want to be a, you know, unapologetic Muslim Palestinian woman who wants to speak up about other people's oppression I should be able to do that and not be labeled as some sort of, you know, person that is somehow less American because…
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