Jul 9, 2019
I really believe, you know, the Trump Administration's refusal to defend the ACA threatens to widen existing healthcare gaps and make it even harder for Americans to access care if they need it.
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 9, 2019
If the Trump Administration succeeds in striking down the ACA, millions of Americans risk losing healthcare coverage.
Jul 9, 2019
Our communities stand to lose if the Trump Administration wins, including 87,000 people alone in my district.
Jul 9, 2019
Why should a single mother of four be forced to choose between housing and healthcare?
Jul 9, 2019
Deterrence is a completely ineffective policy. All it does is ramp up human suffering.
Jul 9, 2019
The increase in immigration detention reflects only one thing: that this administration's use for prolonged incarceration of asylum seekers...
Jul 9, 2019
The Trump administration's cruelty toward migrants... isn't just a bug in the system. It's the entire point.
Jul 9, 2019
The system has completely deteriorated, broken down. We should have been changing it 20 years ago.
Jun 30, 2019
Right here. Right here. I ain't going nowhere. Right here. That's right.
Jun 25, 2019
I would urge the President to allow Ms. Conway to either resign or fire her and then hire her on the campaign side.
Jun 25, 2019
It's obvious that Ms. Conway was willfully and openly disregarding the law on Federal premises in public view.
Jun 25, 2019
OSC found that on multiple occasions Kellyanne Conway engaged in political activity during press interviews on White House grounds.
Jun 25, 2019
If we're going to have a depoliticized work force, we can't have people running around campaigning all day long while they're supposed to be doing----
Jun 25, 2019
No one reports to Ms. Conway, probably, and she doesn't run any Federal programs because she's campaigning on taxpayer dollars.
Jun 24, 2019
I do not allow anybody to think it is normal to mislead. It is the same thing as lying.
Jun 24, 2019
An agency tasked with responding to natural weather-related disasters cannot remove all references to changes in climate.
Jun 24, 2019
I think the humanitarian crisis is real. The number of children that are in our care and increasingly becoming very aware that it is becoming a public health crisis as well.
Jun 24, 2019
This is part of the course of this administration and the White House and the fossil fuel dark money groups conspiring to deny reality
Jun 24, 2019
Back in Michigan's 13th congressional district that I proudly represent, we know climate change is happening.
Jun 24, 2019
I think it is really critical the GAO includes this in their review and making sure we hold them accountable
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