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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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Apr 27, 2022

I grew up on the border and find the fact that my community is not protected by the principles of the Fourth Amendment to be entirely unacceptable.

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Apr 26, 2022

86 percent of overdoses in my district in the city of Detroit were due to overdoses from opiate.

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Apr 26, 2022

So, Bob, you know, in 2020, after McKinsey's work for Purdue Pharma came to light your firm admitted that it, quote, 'did not adequately acknowledge that the epidemic unfolding in our communities or terrible impacts of opioid misuse and…

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Apr 26, 2022

Do you agree, yes or no, that calling a half a million deaths an epidemic or crisis is hyperbolic?

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Apr 26, 2022

If anyone could explain me the difference between McKinsey big pharma opioid cartel and the organizations of people like Pablo Escobar, I am all ears.

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Apr 26, 2022

You all were happy to think that this warning wasn't going to derail McKinsey's pill-pushing schemes.

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Apr 26, 2022

I cannot agree more. Finally, many low-income patients are frequently not screened for eligibility or notified of the availability of financial assistance.

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Apr 26, 2022

Addiction is a health epidemic and we need to make sure we are treating it that way, not making more drugs available and making it easier to have that happen.

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Apr 26, 2022

You are making money off of poisoning people.

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Apr 6, 2022

I rise as a proud Member to support the 13th Congressional District. My district is the third poorest Congressional District in the country, and direct funding and aid to support our most vulnerable communities is so critical to…

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Apr 6, 2022

Our children, they just simply want to exist as they are. They want to be loved. They want to feel human.

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Apr 6, 2022

I can't imagine, I mean, 850 books, Chairman, have been challenged in Texas. Sixty-two percent of them address LGBTQ+ issues.

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