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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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Jul 23, 2019

There is also a bill that I submitted that every public school should be tested for the water.

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Jul 23, 2019

We just have to fix it. We can't argue about it. We can't debate it.

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Jul 23, 2019

A basic human need to live as a human being is water, food, and shelter, and water must be clean, it must be safe, and it must be affordable.

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Jul 23, 2019

Eighteen million dollars has been appropriated for research and study of PFAS. It is just the beginning.

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Jul 23, 2019

This is widespread--that this is not just well water.

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Jul 23, 2019

We not only have to investigate Wolverine, 3M, and DuPont and other companies for their egregious and reckless actions.

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Jul 23, 2019

I am not going to get here and allow the committee to be used by anybody, even from the other side, to say that e-cigarettes, vaping, JUUL is not killing our people.

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Jul 23, 2019

I just want you to know you have the truth on your side.

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Jul 23, 2019

But, Chairman, it is important to note what astounded me the most is they deleted Facebook and Instagram, but JUUL's Twitter followers, half of them are under the age of 18.

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Jul 23, 2019

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank all of the witnesses for being here.

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Jul 23, 2019

I hate calling it regulations because they have hijacked that word. It is called accountability.

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Jul 23, 2019

JUUL, from a number of folks up here, has misled the American people, has lied, has used our broken system to honestly target and then manipulate.

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Jul 23, 2019

People always think this is a rural issue, that this is outside.

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Jul 23, 2019

There is a definition--there is a definition of putting corporations over people.

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Jul 23, 2019

But yet, they had the energy to come to Michigan to speak with Wolverine executives and yet, not--that they--you know, yet they would not come to people like you to tell you that they are poisoning you and that, to me, is reprehensible.

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Jul 23, 2019

But that is not nearly enough, and we all know that, to really truly stop this and prevent it from happening over and over again.

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Jul 23, 2019

We desperately need Federal action, like you said, Ms. Wynn-Stelt.

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Jul 23, 2019

I am sincerely very fearful as well of the human cost, and I want to thank so much Ms. Wynn-Stelt for your heartbreaking story, for sharing that, and for exposing what it looks like to do nothing with corporate polluters and what the…

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Jul 17, 2019

Detaining people in itself for a very long time, even if they're families, is inhumane and it's harmful.

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Jul 17, 2019

I believe that CBP agent--I really truly do--and that throwing money at this, continuing this isn't working.

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Jul 17, 2019

The separation policy isn't working.

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Jul 17, 2019

But it contradicts in the way you said by using that word. I think be cautious.

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