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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
May 15, 2019

Will you commit to providing us with a calendar schedule, meeting notes, and communications regarding the proposed repeal within two weeks?

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May 15, 2019

Will you commit to telling us within two weeks who worked on each rule?

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May 15, 2019

You can't give me the memo of how you all decided, how you made that decision?

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May 15, 2019

Will you commit to providing us CFPB's decision memo within two weeks?

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May 15, 2019

It only took a few days in this tenure of Director Mulvaney to announce CFPB was considering repealing the rule without any evidence supporting this change.

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May 15, 2019

CFPB did an incredibly thorough job in developing a Payday Lending Rule.

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May 15, 2019

The CFPB is supposed to be research-driven.

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May 15, 2019

It is our responsibility in this chamber to make sure that we are putting people before profit.

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May 15, 2019

What is evil is that people are dying a painful death all because of corporate greed.

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May 15, 2019

Thank you so much for always supporting us, especially us new class of women that have come in to this U.S. Congress.

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May 15, 2019

These programs are not a substitute for functioning public health and healthcare systems.

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May 15, 2019

In order to end the HIV epidemic, we must build systems that provide access to PrEP for all populations.

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May 15, 2019

We are failing populations at high risk for HIV infection, including young black and Latino gay men, women, and transgender individuals.

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May 14, 2019

I'm really trying to help you all figure out how you can pay us back. Sixteen million dollars can do a lot for our residents at home.

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May 14, 2019

I have the third-poorest congressional district in the country. I have veterans that can't find homes.

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May 14, 2019

How can you justify the compensation you received while TransDigm was overcharging taxpayers and you were cutting the pay of employees?

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May 14, 2019

It is stealing when you overcharge people like this.

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May 14, 2019

I'm just trying to find out where I can get $16 million back for our people.

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May 14, 2019

You received that compensation all while you were price-gouging the military and American taxpayers.

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May 14, 2019

Congratulations. Mr. Howley, you earn more than anyone at your--combined salaries of the CEOs of Microsoft, IBM, and Boeing.

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May 14, 2019

Mr. Howley, you were the CEO of TransDigm during the time period where you over-billed our country, the American people, $16 million.

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May 14, 2019

As a Muslim American, I think I can say that, with President Trump being in office, there is a collective pit inside the Muslim stomach.

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May 14, 2019

I'm saying, has this administration failed to acknowledge the problem?

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May 14, 2019

Has this administration blatantly failed to acknowledge the problem of White supremacy and, in fact, made decisions to cover it up?

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May 14, 2019

Ms. Tlaib. Thank you so much, Chairman.

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