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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)
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Jun 24, 2019

Not only to help in Puerto Rico, but if something happens somewhere in California, New York, Florida, or Texas, the Puerto Rican companies can also participate.

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Jun 24, 2019

The system breaks down when the Federal Government refuses to do their job.

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Jun 24, 2019

My residents in Dearborn Heights need more help than that to rebuild after their homes flooded.

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Jun 19, 2019

No, it is important. And lastly, one of the things, and again, in the nonprofit sector, we did these diversity trainings.

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Jun 19, 2019

No, you don't understand, you have to win, because if you win, that means we belong.

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Jun 19, 2019

I love it, because I have a chairwoman who believes in allowing, especially women of color, to have access and a voice in this committee.

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Jun 19, 2019

The one thing that I noticed is, I think I saw some statistics that a majority of my residents in the 13th Congressional District, close to half of them are renters now.

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Jun 19, 2019

If you want to see what doing nothing looks like in communities of color, I will show you.

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Jun 19, 2019

Lagging appraisals put moving into many of our vacant homes and renovating them out of reach.

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Jun 19, 2019

When people can't get mortgages, they are forced to turn to land contracts.

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Jun 19, 2019

We have a home ownership crisis in my district and across Michigan.

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Jun 18, 2019

We need to change this culture and this image... that suffers from addition looks like, and where they come from.

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Jun 18, 2019

We do need more of them, and they need to stay open.

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Jun 18, 2019

That's why the CARE Act is so critically important.

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Jun 18, 2019

I think we are overwhelmed, but we are not helpless, and we are not hopeless, which is why we support this bill.

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Jun 18, 2019

This is my family in Congress, by the way. You feel less alone.

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Jun 18, 2019

We do need more of them, and they need to stay open.

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Jun 18, 2019

The CARE Act is so critically important.

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Jun 18, 2019

This is my family in Congress, by the way. You feel less alone.

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Jun 18, 2019

I think that is something that is critically important for us to push up against.

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Jun 18, 2019

I think it's a combination of all of those things.

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Jun 10, 2019

It seems like any corporation, it is like they wait for us to force them to do what is right.

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Jun 10, 2019

But do you believe that many of the members of your alliance have a duty, a responsibility to give good advice?

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Jun 3, 2019

If you can produce that documentation and that information to our committee, I would really greatly appreciate that.

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Jun 3, 2019

If you can produce that documentation and that information to our committee, I would really greatly appreciate that.

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