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Rashida Tlaib

Rashida Tlaib - Serving in the U.S. Congress is about much more than voting on bills. It's about taking on corporate bullies and bigoted politicians and having the courage to speak out, even when it's unpopular. It's about you. Rashida For Congress.

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM

Protect immigrant youth from deportation

Dreamers were brought to the U.S. as children, and they have lived and worked in our communities for an average of 24 years. John, Last month, a federal court opened up first-time DACA applications across the country for the first time in years. DACA recipients, …
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April 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM

Re: Sign to defend due process rights from Trump’s attacks

Violating federal court orders and due process rights, Trump’s administration is ramping up deportations. John, Trump’s administration has detained and deported more students, professors, and workers without accusing them of committing any crimes—often in direct…
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April 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM

Stop fascist repression!

Violating federal court orders and due process rights, Trump’s administration is ramping up deportations. John, Mahmoud Khalil is still illegally detained, and since his abduction the Trump administration has been detaining and deporting even more immigrants, in…
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April 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM

SATURDAY: Protest the billionaire takeover of our democracy

Trump’s billionaire cabinet doesn’t care if Social Security checks are delayed or if people simply don’t get them. John, This Saturday will be the single largest protest of the billionaire takeover of our democracy. I’ll be rallying with thousands of everyday p…
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March 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM

Fight back against Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s chaos

Every day, we are seeing a new attack―on Social Security, Medicaid, public education, voting rights, and much more. John, We are in the midst of a constitutional crisis like we’ve never seen before. Every day, we are seeing a new attack―on Social Security, Medi…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Re: The richest people in the world are in Trump’s cabinet, and they’re trying to turn us against each other to distract us from their concentration of wealth and power.

We won’t back down in the fight for our rights. John, Most Americans want to tax the rich and expand the programs that help people get by. People across the country are fighting back against harmful cuts to essential services. I’m uplifting their voices and dema…
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March 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM

I’m pushing back against state violence and pushing instead for a government that upholds people’s rights and invests in people’s needs.

We won’t back down in the fight for our rights. John, People across the country are fed up with both parties bowing down to billionaires. They want to tax the rich now. They want to keep Social Security and expand Medicare. They are sick and tired of corporate g…
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March 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM

Re: Training progressive candidates to fight fascism and serve their communities

Wrapping up our Campaign School and gearing up for the Youth Engagement Fellowship: John, One way to fight back against the tyrannical president and his billionaire allies is by building the bench of working-class candidates who will draw from their lived experie…
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March 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM

Training progressive candidates to fight fascism and serve their communities

Wrapping up our Campaign School and gearing up for the Youth Engagement Fellowship: John, When I was first elected to Congress in 2018, I came in as part of a historic wave of women of color with various faith and economic backgrounds that have been under-represe…
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March 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM

Re: Sign to rein in the weapons industry’s influence over politics:

John, We’re watching the Israeli government commit horrific crimes against humanity with our weapons and our tax dollars, resuming intense bombing and forced displacement throughout Gaza—while continuing to deprive the millions of Palestinians in Gaza from acces…
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March 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM

Sign to support the “Stop Politicians Profiting from War Act” and push our government to divest from war and instead invest in life.

John, With U.S. weapons, the Israeli military has violated the temporary ceasefire in Gaza. On March 18 Amnesty International’s Secretary General said, “Israel brazenly resumed its devastating bombing campaign in Gaza killing at least 414 people in their sleep” …
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March 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Re: Fighting oppression at home and abroad with Congresswoman Delia Ramirez:

Delia and I are demanding the president comply with court orders and reverse cruel cuts to services that families and veterans rely on. John, It’s Women’s History Month, and I’m proud to join courageous Congresswomen like Delia Ramirez, a fellow progressive leadi…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM

Fighting oppression at home and abroad with Congresswoman Delia Ramirez:

Delia and I are demanding the president comply with court orders and reverse cruel cuts to services that families and veterans rely on. John, This Women’s History Month, I’m honored to join courageous and progressive women like Congresswoman Delia Ramirez. Thi…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM

I’m standing against Medicaid cuts. Will you join me in speaking out?

Healthcare is a human right—not a commodity. John, Congressional Republicans are attempting to make massive cuts to programs that millions of lower-income and disabled Americans depend on every day—including $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid and threats to the A…
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March 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Re: Sign to block weapons to Israel’s government

I introduced Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block billions of dollars in weapons from going to Israel’s government. John, We cannot separate repression and fascism in the U.S. from U.S.-supported fascism abroad. For example, hundreds of protesters at Colum…
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March 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM

The U.S. must stop arming Israel.

I introduced Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block billions of dollars in weapons from going to Israel’s government. John, For years, Israel’s government has denied and limited Gaza’s access to food, water, medicine, electricity, and the conditions necessary…
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March 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Re: Congressman Al Green speaks truth to power. Let’s have his back

I’m proud to stand with Al Green against Trump. John, We need leaders who are willing to stand up and fight back against the billionaires who are tearing apart our communities and our government. One of those leaders is my colleague Congressman Al Green. At Don…
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March 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM

Courageous leaders fighting for vulnerable communities

I’m proud to stand with Al Green against Trump. John, In the face of relentless attacks on our communities, the American people are looking for leaders who will stand up to this lawless administration. This month, during his joint address to Congress, Donald Tru…
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March 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM

Re: Free Mahmoud Khalil

We can’t allow this unconstitutional targeting based on political speech. John, Yesterday, a federal judge heard initial arguments in the case of Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist who was kidnapped by federal agents on Saturday. In a frightening escalatio…
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March 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM

Free Mahmoud Khalil

We can’t allow this unconstitutional targeting based on political speech. John, I’m horrified by this weekend’s illegal abduction and detention of U.S. legal permanent resident Mahmoud Khalil. Without any warrants or charges, plainclothes immigration agents arres…
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March 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM

Re: This democratic socialist candidate demands Palestinian freedom and human rights for all.

I’ve endorsed fellow democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani for New York City Mayor, a position that represents more people than many U.S. Senators do. John, I’ve been proud to fight alongside New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani for Palestinians’ human righ…
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March 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM

Zohran and I are both committed to helping working families thrive, and we don’t take any money from corporate PACs.

I’ve endorsed fellow democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani for New York City Mayor, a position that represents more people than many U.S. Senators do. John, I’ve endorsed fellow democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani for New York City Mayor, a position that represents…
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March 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM

Re: Our voting rights are under attack at the state and federal levels

Expected in the House soon is a vote on the so-called SAVE Act, which would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. John, Each election year, my team works to reach hundreds of thousands of voters in our district to Get Out the Vote. But anti-democracy lawma…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Fight back against right-wing plans to disenfranchise millions of voters nationwide

Expected in the House soon is a vote on the so-called SAVE Act, which would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. John, Our voting rights are under attack. In the House of Representatives, a vote is expected soon on the so-called SAVE Act, which would dis…
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March 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM

Re: Fighting Against Corporate Greed & Corruption

While defending programs like Medicaid, let’s also keep pushing for transformative changes like Medicare for All. John, No one chooses to get sick, and seeking essential medical care should never keep families in poverty. Yet millions of people—disproportionatel…
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March 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM

I will keep pushing for a society where all of us can thrive.

While defending programs like Medicaid, let’s also keep pushing for transformative changes like Medicare for All. John, This week, a federal judge extended her court order to block Trump’s attempt to fire nearly all staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bur…
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March 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM

Fight back against Trump’s attacks on veterans, seniors and children

I will never stop fighting for you and your loved ones. John, More and more people across the country are rising up and saying: Enough is enough. Last night, while addressing a joint session of Congress, the president explicitly thanked Elon Musk, the unelected…
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March 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM

Re: Sign to stop Medicaid cuts and end medical debt

In addition to stopping Republicans’ cuts to healthcare, we need to transform our broken system. John, Last week, I voted NO on my Republican colleagues’ budget plan, which would make deep cuts to Medicaid and other services that millions of Americans rely on. …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM

Join me in demanding not only expanded Medicaid coverage, but also universal healthcare for all.

In addition to stopping Republicans’ cuts to healthcare, we need to transform our broken system. John, This week, I voted NO on House Republicans’ budget, which would make massive cuts to programs that millions of lower-income and disabled Americans depend on e…
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February 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM

Re: Tell Congress to reject cuts to education, healthcare, and nutrition to pay for tax cuts for the rich

Instead of trillions of dollars in cuts to education, healthcare, nutrition, and housing, it would cost just $11 billion to end homelessness in the United States. John, Today, the House will vote on a budget that seeks to cut trillions of dollars from critical s…
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February 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM

Tell Congress to reject a budget that will cost lives

Instead of trillions of dollars in cuts to education, healthcare, nutrition, and housing, it would cost just $11 billion to end homelessness in the United States. John, Tomorrow, House Republicans are planning a vote on a budget that rips life-saving services aw…
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February 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM

Re: Sign on to demand life-affirming policies that help dismantle systemic racism.

We must invest in life, including in Black communities that have experienced centuries of disinvestment. John, This Black History Month, Black Americans are still fighting for human rights and human dignity in the country they built. Amid escalating anti-Black …
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February 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Working toward a collective anti-racist vision for transformative change:

We must invest in life, including in Black communities that have experienced centuries of disinvestment. John, Trump and his cronies are trying to dismantle crucial programs and services that uplift Black people and benefit countless communities across the count…
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February 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM

Re: These future candidates are ready to fight back

It’s not too late to change course and elect future leaders who represent the needs of working people. John, Too many elected officials today lack the urgency of the moment. This is because many are millionaires who don’t understand the urgent needs of their cons…
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February 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM

These working class candidates are ready to take our government back

It’s not too late to change course and elect future leaders who represent the needs of working people. John, Everyday people are looking for ways to fight back against this tyrannical administration. One way to fight back is by supporting progressive candidates w…
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February 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM

Re: Activists across the country are protesting on Presidents Day

Together, we will keep demanding a government for the people, not for billionaires. John, Today is Presidents Day, and activists across the country are protesting the current president. I will keep doing everything I can to defend working people, Black and brow…
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February 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM

I will keep doing everything in my power to push back against this president

Together, we will keep demanding a government for the people, not for billionaires. John, This Presidents Day, we’re resisting this President. Activists are planning anti-Trump actions all over the country for Presidents Day, and organizations have already been…
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February 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM

Re: Republicans are already shutting down the government.

While Republicans want to slash trillions of dollars from critical programs, they found $200 billion to fund Trump’s mass deportation machine. John, House Republicans have released their budget and it equates to a full-scale government shutdown. How do they fun…
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February 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM

No money for healthcare, nutrition, and food assistance. But plenty for billionaires and Trump’s mass deportations

While Republicans want to slash trillions of dollars from critical programs, they found $200 billion to fund Trump’s mass deportation machine. John, From funding freezes to defunding federal departments to trillions of dollars in budget cuts, Republicans are shu…
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February 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM

Re: Resist this lawless administration

I want you to know that I am with you in this fight as we resist a lawless administration that is systematically dismantling our democracy. John, We are hurtling toward a constitutional crisis where the executive branch does not honor or even acknowledge Congres…
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February 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM

Resist this lawless administration

I want you to know that I am with you in this fight as we resist a lawless administration that is systematically dismantling our democracy. JOHN, Donald Trump has been in office for just three weeks and already we’re seeing relentless attacks on our communities.…
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  Team Rashida · [email protected]
February 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM

As oppression hardens, so does resistance.

Dissent is patriotic. John, Every day and every hour, our communities are under attack by a lawless president and his administration, which is led by his cabinet of billionaire bullies. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has recorded a message for you, reminding you t…
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February 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM

Re: Stop Elon Musk’s takeover and attempted coup:

Democrats in Congress must fight back with everything they can to block this unconstitutional power grab. John, Unelected billionaires like Elon Musk are seizing control of federal government agencies, including accessing sensitive data and payment systems that …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM

Congress must hold this lawless administration accountable.

Democrats in Congress must fight back with everything they can to block this unconstitutional power grab. John, Right now, the richest person on Earth is seizing control of $6 trillion in Social Security checks, Medicare, tax refunds, and other payments that our…
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February 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Re: Trump’s trying to dismantle 60 years of civil rights protections.

I introduced legislation to restore and expand protections in our country’s crucial civil rights laws. John, The Trump administration is anti-Black. As we begin Black History Month, the White House is blocking the Justice Department’s civil rights division from …
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February 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM

Tell Congress: Expand civil rights protections now

I introduced legislation to restore and expand protections in our country’s crucial civil rights laws. John, Today is the beginning of Black History Month, and anti-Black racism is at a fever pitch. Through illegal and unconstitutional actions, Trump is trying t…
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January 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM

Re: We all belong here and we all deserve dignity and safety.

Last year, MIRC provided direct legal services to more than 5,000 immigrants in Michigan. John, During the first Trump administration, when Customs and Border Patrol were separating children from families, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center helped make sure eve…
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January 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM

Free legal services to people in ICE detention are under threat with potential funding freeze

Last year, MIRC provided direct legal services to more than 5,000 immigrants in Michigan. John, Immigrants in our community are under attack, especially our undocumented neighbors. I’m speaking out against the Trump administration’s violent proposals such as puni…
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January 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM

I will do everything in my power to fight back against Trump’s attacks on our communities.

We all belong here and we all deserve dignity and safety. John, This week, the new presidential administration threw millions more people’s lives into chaos, attacking all of our communities by trying to pause federal funding that had already been allocated by C…
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January 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM

Re: The ethnic cleansing of Palestinians has not stopped

International law is clear, and our movement must also be clear that we won’t stop until Palestine is free. John, The world is watching to see if Israel’s government actually implements the temporary ceasefire deal in Gaza that began last weekend. Negotiators ha…
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