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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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Feb 25, 2021

I thank my good colleague from New Mexico. It is truly an honor to be able to serve with her. Yesterday, she shared with me a young student in her district sent her a beautiful letter. It was her first letter from a young child in her…

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Feb 25, 2021

The people define my district and its history, so it is essential that I give reverence to the residents who are among the 500,000 people in the United States who lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus. I would like to honor a…

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Feb 25, 2021

Today is a great day. Today, we send a clear message to every LGBTQ person that you belong here, that you are loved for who you are, and that we won't stop fighting until you experience true equity and equality. We are experiencing a…

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Feb 25, 2021

You know, it just doesn't, you know, invoke a lot of confidence when many of us when we hear it is an intern could have done that.

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Feb 23, 2021

none of this discrimination that we are talking about today is explicitly spelled out in some sort of company handbook, but it is all implicit and cloaked in, like, proxies and codewords and misguided assumptions.

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Feb 23, 2021

I don't know. My residents at home want to be able to pay their rent, their water bill, their utilities.

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Feb 23, 2021

President Trump struck a huge blow to fair-housing protection with this disparate impact final rule which failed to comply with the Supreme Court's Inclusive Communities decision.

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Feb 23, 2021

Many of these communities, Mr. Chairman, were already in survival mode before this pandemic, and now are really, truly suffering.

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Feb 23, 2021

I continue to call for recurring monthly payments of $2,000.

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Feb 23, 2021

your Federal Reserve's own report says that you are failing in servicing, again, communities like mine, and we need to do more and be much more aggressive.

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Feb 23, 2021

We need to restore these protections. They are getting watered down by conservative courts and decisions.

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Feb 17, 2021

the stock market is simply a casino for the rich whose gambling hurts pension and retirement funds.

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