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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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Jun 7, 2021

I am really frustrated from hearing colleagues--it is not immigrants or China we are talking about here.

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Jun 7, 2021

They called it the 'turbocharged sales.' You hear that? It is called turbocharged sales.

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Jun 7, 2021

It is not immigrants or China that are drug dealing here. It is these kinds of families that are profiting off of that.

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May 26, 2021

If you truly believe in racial justice, then you would make sure that you and your team understand environmental racism in our country.

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May 26, 2021

So, I need all of you to address racial equity. What that means is understanding environmental racism and reversing decades of it.

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May 26, 2021

Please, I dare you all to come to my district. Come and smell what my neighbors smell, breathe what they breathe.

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May 26, 2021

I want you all to know that environmental racism showed its face in a deadly way during the pandemic in my district...

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May 25, 2021

So, sheriffs affiliated with CSPOA have spoken in defense of militia-based terrorists who has tried to kidnap Governor Whitmer.

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May 25, 2021

The fact that some are trying to shift the focus away from white supremacy to Black Lives Matter movement is an example of upholding white supremacy.

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May 17, 2021

Any of my colleagues that even have so sort of empathy towards Palestinians, they do it quietly with whispering because they continue to be intimidated and bullied by those that want to continue the status quo apartheid in Israel.

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May 16, 2021

I wish that people would listen to the Palestinian voices on the ground, to talk to the mothers who try to put their children next to them, because, if they die, they want to die together, to talk about a son who was buried with his…

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May 16, 2021

You will not do this on our watch. You have to speak out against this violence in a very aggressive way that holds Netanyahu and his leadership accountable.

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