Republicans are again attacking a Democratic colleague just because they don’t like what she has to say.

Republicans are again attacking a Democratic colleague just because they don’t like what she has to say.

Last week on the House floor, I spoke out in opposition to a resolution to censure my sister-in-service Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib.

This resolution is as dishonest as it is unproductive. It is blatantly Islamophobic, anti-democratic, and an utter waste of time. This is another shameful, but predictable ploy of distraction from the real traffickers of hate, who are obsessed with policing progressive women of color.

With the death toll of Palestinian civilians over 10,000 and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsening daily, it is damning that my colleagues — on both sides of the aisle — would be more concerned with silencing the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress than pushing for a ceasefire and saving lives.

Today and every day, I’m proud to stand with Rashida. Will you help us fight back against these attacks and send Rashida back to Congress next November by splitting a grassroots donation to our campaigns?

Rashida was elected by voters in Michigan to do exactly what she does best: advocate for a better, safer, more just world. She leads with love, speaks truth to power, and seeks justice even in the face of blatant hate and Islamophobia.

And as a daughter, mother, sister, friend, advocate, and effective, duly-elected, three-term, first-ever Palestinian-American woman Member of Congress, she has been a much-needed voice in an institution that has too often failed to listen.

So it's no surprise Republicans want to police her and distract from their hateful policies.

But Rashida will not be silenced — let’s show her we have her back. Please consider donating $25 to our campaigns to stand with my sister Rashida and condemn Republicans for once again attempting to silence a progressive woman of color.

Yours in service,

Ayanna