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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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December 31, 2024 at 4:48 PM

Re: Our communities face increased threats in the New Year

Every piece of legislation I write and introduce is done in partnership with members of my district. John, I was recently honored to be re-elected as Vice Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus to continue our work of building our movement and ensuring no…
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December 30, 2024 at 2:31 PM

We will never stop working toward a future where our communities have what they need

Every piece of legislation I write and introduce is done in partnership with members of my district. John, Later this week, I’ll be sworn in for my fourth term in Congress. Thank you for sending me back to Congress to fight for you and vulnerable communities. W…
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December 28, 2024 at 3:28 PM

Re: A record number of working-class people want to run for office

Our Campaign School focuses on training women of color and BIPOC candidates with the lived experience needed to serve our communities. John, Too often, candidates are millionaires who can spend a lot of money on ads and mailers, but don’t actually understand the…
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December 27, 2024 at 3:53 PM

A record number of working-class people want to run for office

Our Campaign School focuses on training women of color and BIPOC candidates with the lived experience needed to serve our communities. John, A friend once told me, “People like us never think about running for office and that’s the problem.” That’s exactly why …
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December 22, 2024 at 4:51 PM

Re: This critical organization is on the frontlines of addressing poverty:

Brightmoor Connection offers their clients the dignity of shopping through a grocery aisle, without the stigma of a traditional food pantry experience. John, Each month, we give you an opportunity to support impactful nonprofit organizations doing important work …
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December 21, 2024 at 4:22 PM

Food pantries are on the frontlines of combating poverty

Brightmoor Connection offers their clients the dignity of shopping through a grocery aisle, without the stigma of a traditional food pantry experience. John, When we talk about combating poverty, it’s not just through critical federal programs such as SNAP food b…
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December 19, 2024 at 7:30 PM

TAKE ACTION: Let’s have the backs of striking Amazon workers

Did you know that Amazon is suing the federal government in an attempt to abolish the National Labor Relations Board? John, Amazon workers are on strike. In the spring of 2022, Amazon warehouse workers on Staten Island, New York voted to become the first unioni…
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December 17, 2024 at 4:18 PM

Re: Anti-genocide mayoral candidate needs our support

We’re pushing for transformative changes that help everyday families not only survive, but thrive. John, I’ve been honored to fight for Palestinian human rights alongside New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, including joining him last November as he led …
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December 16, 2024 at 8:21 PM

Anti-genocide mayoral candidate needs our support

We’re pushing for transformative changes that help everyday families not only survive, but thrive. John, I’m proud to protest for human rights alongside fellow democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani. As a New York State Assemblymember, Zohran introduced first-in-the…
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December 15, 2024 at 4:42 PM

Re: TAKE ACTION: The House wants to cut $30 billion from SNAP nutrition assistance. The Senate bill would strengthen SNAP.

We have an opportunity to address long-standing hunger and inequities through the Farm Bill. John, Congress will vote this coming week on a Farm Bill and we need your help to fight back against attacks on critical nutrition assistance programs. At a time when h…
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December 14, 2024 at 3:34 PM

Help ensure that no one goes hungry this holiday season

We have an opportunity to address long-standing hunger and inequities through the Farm Bill. John, Congress is rushing to finalize critical legislation before it adjourns for the year and one bill that needs passage this month is the Farm Bill. Included in the …
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December 11, 2024 at 9:22 PM

Will you join me in calling on Congress to oppose the military budget, stop profiting from war, and stop supporting genocide?

The federal government is addicted to war and destruction. John, This week Congress is voting on 2025’s military budget. As I do every year, I’m voting against the military budget and demanding investments in our communities instead. Each year most of my collea…
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December 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM

Re: Ask Biden to pardon more people while he still can:

Pardoning his son, while other fathers and loved ones are left behind is wrong. John, With President Biden’s recent pardon of his son, grassroots groups and members of Congress have asked him to use his pardon powers to free thousands more people while he’s sti…
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December 7, 2024 at 3:04 PM

Biden can pardon veterans and others who pose no threat to society

Pardoning his son, while other fathers and loved ones are left behind is wrong. John, After President Biden recently pardoned his son, I am joining the call by grassroots groups and my colleagues in Congress to urge him to pardon thousands more people in his la…
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December 6, 2024 at 9:43 PM

RE: Sign on to support new legislation to expand access to drinking water:

Let’s establish the first-ever permanent federal low-income water affordability program. John, Our government keeps finding billions of dollars to support bombs and weapons being sent to kill children in Gaza, but we can’t seem to find money and resources for o…
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December 5, 2024 at 9:35 PM

Saving lives includes access to clean water

Let’s establish the first-ever permanent federal low-income water affordability program. John, While our country continues to find the funding and bombs for a genocide, here at home families across the country can't afford water. In the richest country in the w…
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November 29, 2024 at 3:42 PM

Add your name to co-sign Palestine’s UN resolution

Palestinians have a right to self-determination in their homeland. JOHN, On November 29, 1947, the United Nations voted to split up Palestine and displace Palestinians from their land, transferring rich agricultural land and important seaports to new immigrants …
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November 27, 2024 at 4:26 PM

Add your name to support the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act

Let’s honor the rich traditions, culture, and history of Indigenous people. JOHN, For this Native American Heritage Month, I joined my colleagues in Congress to honor the rich traditions, culture, and history of Indigenous people who have endured centuries of op…
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November 26, 2024 at 3:37 PM

RE: Thanks to pressure, 39 Democratic Representatives changed their votes last week

We need to keep leaning into the bold progressive demands that people want and deserve. JOHN, While this month’s elections brought many losses, especially at the federal level, people across the country voted for progressive candidates and policies at the state a…
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November 26, 2024 at 12:07 AM

Thanks to pressure, 39 Democratic Representatives changed their votes last week

We need to keep leaning into the bold progressive demands that people want and deserve. JOHN, Last week, the House of Representatives passed HR 9495, a dangerous and unconstitutional bill that would give presidential administrations unchecked power to shut down a…
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November 24, 2024 at 4:46 PM

Re: Sign on to my Congressional letter to Biden to end unauthorized U.S. involvement in Israel’s regional war.

We have another tool to pressure President Biden to act. John, Over the past week, U.S. Senators and international leaders showed that the days of the Israeli apartheid government operating with impunity are ending. In the first-ever Congressional vote to block…
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November 23, 2024 at 3:36 PM

Keep pressuring Biden to end U.S. complicity in the genocide of Palestinians

We have another tool to pressure President Biden to act. John, This week, the Biden administration: Lobbied members of Congress against the first-ever Congressional vote to block weapons sales to Israel. Despite this pressure, nearly half of all Democratic Se…
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November 20, 2024 at 6:07 PM

Today we honor trans resilience and remember transgender people whose lives have been cut short due to violence

I won’t stop fighting for people of all sexualities and genders (including people who are agender and gender non-conforming) to have the protection and freedom that we all deserve, surrounded by safety and love. John, Today is Trans Day of Remembrance and Resilie…
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November 19, 2024 at 10:38 PM

They will not silence us

Add your name to urge Congress members to oppose this bill. John, Social movements have pushed the United States to live up to its ideals of freedom and equality time and time again. We come together to make this country better for all, which is why dissent is p…
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November 17, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Re: We must defend our immigrant neighbors.

I will keep defending my undocumented neighbors and pushing for a humane immigration system. John, If you’re an undocumented immigrant, I want you to know that you belong here and you are loved. I will have your back, as will grassroots groups like United We Drea…
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November 16, 2024 at 3:49 PM

We must defend our immigrant neighbors.

I will keep defending my undocumented neighbors and pushing for a humane immigration system. John, As a former immigration attorney, a daughter of immigrants, and a Congresswoman representing a vibrant community of immigrants, I will keep defending my undocumente…
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November 15, 2024 at 7:40 PM

Sign to block $20 billion to Israel by supporting Senator Bernie Sanders’ Resolutions of Disapproval

We cannot stand by while our tax dollars fuel this carnage. John, A new United Nations report found that 70% of the Palestinians killed in Gaza are women and children, with children making up 44% of those killed. Heartbreakingly, Israel’s government has killed …
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November 7, 2024 at 6:02 PM

Thank you for being by my side in our shared struggle

Together, we will never stop holding the powerful accountable in our struggle for human dignity for all people. John, From the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in me and sending me back to Congress. Thanks to you and the hard work of so many voluntee…
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November 5, 2024 at 12:06 PM

Vote TODAY John

Voting information such as free rides to the polls and your polling location. John, Today is Election Day! To find your polling place for where you can vote, search for your state here. If you’d like additional voter information, you can select your state on thi…
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November 4, 2024 at 8:04 PM

Info for voting tomorrow:

Have you voted yet? John, Election Day is tomorrow! Have you voted yet? Have you asked your friends and family to vote? Many states and counties have important ballot measures on issues like abortion, housing, incarceration, voting rights, and more. Voting is one…
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November 2, 2024 at 3:26 PM

Re: In 2020, this strategy helped increase voter turnout by 3%

We’ve been knocking on doors and speaking with voters over the last 6 weeks to help ensure a massive Democratic turnout on Election Day. John, Our campaign team has been busy reaching more than 30,000 voters in Michigan’s 12th district. Our reliably blue distric…
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November 1, 2024 at 8:50 PM

Only a few more days to Get Out the Vote

We’ve been knocking on doors and speaking with voters over the last 6 weeks to help ensure a massive Democratic turnout on Election Day. John, Turning people out to vote in our solidly blue district is critical to securing Democratic victories up and down the ba…
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October 30, 2024 at 5:23 PM

I’m endorsing Preston Nouri for Congress, and I’m asking you to join me in supporting his campaign.

With less than a week until Election Day, will you join me in supporting progressive Preston Nouri? JOHN, I’m proud to endorse Preston Nouri for U.S. Congress. The son of Polish and Persian immigrants, Preston is a first-generation American and Muslim who shar…
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October 29, 2024 at 4:37 PM

In 2020 this strategy increased voter turnout by 3%

Our democracy works best when each of us is informed and engaged. John, When voters in Michigan’s 12th congressional district turn out to vote, our voices are heard at all levels of government. But during our August primary this year, over 19,000 Democrats didn…
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October 27, 2024 at 3:36 PM

Re: New attacks on students:

Palestine Legal defends the civil and constitutional rights of people who speak out for Palestinian freedom. John, Last week, our Jewish neighbors finished celebrating Sukkot, a weeklong holiday marked by spending time in sacred outdoor structures called sukkahs.…
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October 25, 2024 at 6:25 PM

Palestine Legal is protecting our right to dissent and supporting advocates for Palestinian rights

Palestine Legal defends the civil and constitutional rights of people who speak out for Palestinian freedom. John, Wearing riot gear and pointing guns at residents, University of Pennsylvania police raided the off-campus home of pro-Palestine student activists th…
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October 21, 2024 at 7:22 PM

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

John, We’re watching the Israeli government commit horrific crimes against humanity with our tax dollars, including burning Palestinians alive, starving them, and bombing hospitals and killing aid workers in Palestine and Lebanon. Our government must stop suppor…
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October 20, 2024 at 3:45 PM

Our government has sent Israel $18 billion to fund ethnic cleansing and extermination in the last year.

John, Our neighbors are watching their loved ones being slaughtered in Lebanon and Palestine with U.S. tax dollars and weapons. With our government’s help, Israel’s government is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity including burning people alive, b…
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October 16, 2024 at 3:59 PM

Re: Saving lives at home and abroad is an interconnected value

Too many lawmakers are suppressing our right to protest and spreading racist hate. John, “What was a calm and respectful protest was quickly escalated by police officers dressed in riot gear. They surrounded us at a moment when we were supporting students who wer…
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October 15, 2024 at 7:50 PM

“I was grabbed by my headscarf,” explains Ohio State Rep who experienced police violence while standing with student protesters

Too many lawmakers are suppressing our right to protest and spreading racist hate. John, This spring, State Rep. Munira Abdullahi was supporting Ohio State University students protesting genocide when police officers grabbed her hijab (headscarf) and pushed her t…
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October 14, 2024 at 4:22 PM

Re: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month:

More than 63 million Americans have Latin American/Hispanic heritage and many have Indigenous roots as well. John, Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day and nearly the last day of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Many Latin American/Hispanic Americans have Indigenous…
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October 13, 2024 at 3:06 PM

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. residents have Latin American/Hispanic heritage

More than 63 million Americans have Latin American/Hispanic heritage and many have Indigenous roots as well. John, This month is Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States, a time to celebrate and honor the more than 63 million Americans with Latin American/His…
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October 9, 2024 at 8:12 PM

Our strategy to turnout the vote in Michigan

We need to raise $300,000 over the final weeks of this election to reach Michigan voters and make sure they vote their entire ballot. John, Absentee ballots have begun mailing in Michigan, meaning that every day is Election Day between now and November 5th. Our…
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October 7, 2024 at 3:18 PM

One year of genocide and escalating massacres with full U.S. backing.

Our movement for a ceasefire and equal human rights aims to protect everyone in the region, no matter their faith or ethnicity. John, Today marks a year of devastation, of slaughter, of brokenness for so many of us. With support from the United States, Israel’s …
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October 5, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Re: We shouldn't have to beg our own government to help its own citizens.

We deserve representatives who save lives at home and abroad. John, This week, my team and I have been yelling and crying and begging our own government to save the American families who’ve been abandoned in Lebanon amidst horrific Israeli bombing that has target…
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October 4, 2024 at 4:08 PM

We shouldn't have to beg our own government to help its own citizens.

We deserve representatives who save lives at home and abroad. John, We’re nearing a year of U.S.-backed war crimes against Palestinians, and now the Biden administration is enabling a wider regional war. In the past two weeks, Israel’s attacks have killed over 1…
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October 2, 2024 at 7:04 PM

Order now: Free COVID tests

Four free tests: order now! John, We can help limit the spread of COVID by staying up-to-date on vaccines and taking COVID tests if we or a loved one is feeling sick. The federal government is once again shipping four free COVID tests to households who request …
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September 30, 2024 at 10:32 PM

Re: We’re fighting back against billionaires buying elections

We will keep demanding our government stop arming the genocide against the Palestinian people. John, Our communities are hurting from the escalating U.S.-backed war in Palestine, Lebanon, and the region as well as attacks at home on women, immigrants, and commun…
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September 30, 2024 at 3:25 PM

Tonight at midnight

We will keep demanding our government stop arming the genocide against the Palestinian people. John, Tonight at midnight we’ll close the books on the last end-of-quarter fundraising report of the campaign. What we raise between now and midnight is critical to sh…
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September 29, 2024 at 3:02 PM

Michigan ballots are in the mail!

Tomorrow, September 30th, represents a critical end-of-quarter fundraising deadline. John, A new report shows that already this election cycle, 150 billionaire families have spent an eye-popping $1.4 billion in 2024’s elections, drowning out the voices of everyd…
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