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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.

Quotes by year · 2019–20261,510 total · peak 2019 (546)
2019: 546 quotes2020: 201 quotes2021: 223 quotes2022: 239 quotes2023: 110 quotes2024: 93 quotes2025: 62 quotes2026: 36 quotes
Nov 19, 2019

The complaint system online does not work.

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Nov 19, 2019

I know I am going to be working with Chairwoman Waters, as well as my colleague from Massachusetts, Representative Pressley, about having more support and capacity support for our tenants' associations that really help us hold a lot of…

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Nov 19, 2019

Since 2016, we have seen a 30 percent increase in HUD properties failing inspections.

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Nov 19, 2019

They want to remove that from the mission statement.

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Nov 19, 2019

I am very concerned about Dr. Carson and this Administration's move to try to make it impossible for people to prove housing discrimination.

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Nov 19, 2019

Under Ben Carson, more families live in HUD housing that fails health and safety inspections

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Nov 19, 2019

I have these mini-townhalls throughout my district, and, recently, a constituent attended one of my coffee hours, talking about the lack of lending for a community.

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Nov 19, 2019

We are probably the frontline community of why MDIs are really critically important.

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Nov 19, 2019

It is a waste of time. It just does not work.

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Nov 18, 2019

I think there are a lot of my colleagues, especially this new class, who understand corporate greed is a disease in our country.

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Nov 18, 2019

There is a growing bipartisan consensus throughout our country that incarcerating so many of our neighbors, our people, and for-profit bail is a significant part of that problem.

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Nov 18, 2019

Corporate greed is a disease in our country and it is killing our people.

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Nov 18, 2019

I believe you. You know, sometimes you need to feel believed.

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Nov 18, 2019

But I would just leave with all of you, my 14-year-old son, he says, Mom, what about peopleism? Do peopleism. Put people before profits.

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Nov 18, 2019

Corporate interest, corporate greed is tainting our democracy in a way that it drives away some of my colleagues to have the political courage to do something.

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Nov 18, 2019

I want the same vigor and the same help that other issues are getting.

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Nov 18, 2019

We can't even get a transparent comprehensive investigation like what happened with Flint.

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Nov 18, 2019

Corporate disease--corporate greed is a disease in our country and it is killing our people.

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Nov 18, 2019

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Favors, I just want you to know I believe you.

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Nov 13, 2019

It is. When a physician cannot mention that one option for her patient is abortion, that is a gag rule.

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Nov 13, 2019

That is a personal philosophical and religious decision. That is not a medical distinction, and that is not something that Congress should be involved in.

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Nov 13, 2019

How do you think that he should be spending time?

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Nov 13, 2019

In 2014, a woman giving birth in Detroit was three times more likely to die in childbirth than the rest of the country.

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Nov 13, 2019

We need to be unequivocal about calling these laws out for what they are, sinister attempts to interfere with a woman's right to make her own personal health choices and decisions.

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Nov 13, 2019

The Illinois Reproductive Health Act ensures coverage for abortion care and updates clinic regulations to lift that burden from abortion providers.

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