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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]
October 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM

We will not stop speaking truth to power

It’s up to us, the people, to speak out and hold this lawless administration accountable. John, Trump can put troops in our streets. He can put ICE agents in our communities. He can weaponize the Justice Department against his opponents. He can throw people in da…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM

Re: RSVP: No Kings, this Saturday

Across the country, millions of people will rise up and declare there are No Kings in America. John, Today, let’s rise up together and in one voice declare: No Kings in America! Billionaires bought Donald Trump his presidency. Now, Trump and his enablers are di…
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October 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM

RSVP: We cannot remain silent in the face of Trump’s fascist takeover

Across the country, millions of people will rise up and declare there are No Kings in America. John, Every day, we see new attacks on our communities. Trump is using his government shutdown to fire federal workers and erode government agencies. Last weekend he …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM

Re: Urgent push for my friends and comrades running for Detroit City Council

Gaby and Denzel are the only candidates in their races who refuse to take corporate PAC money. John, I’m proud to endorse two incredible progressive candidates for Detroit City Council: Gabriela Santiago-Romero (running for re-election in District 6) and Denzel M…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM

“we need a government that works for the many, not for the wealthy few.”

Gaby and Denzel are the only candidates in their races who refuse to take corporate PAC money. John, Local elections are coming up in less than three weeks, and here in Michigan, absentee ballots have already been sent to voters. So I’m making an urgent fundrais…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM

This Indigenous Peoples' Day, learn about whose lands we live on

For Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Native groups are hosting a powwow in downtown Detroit. JOHN, Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day! Native groups in my congressional district are coming together today, for the first powwow in downtown Detroit in 30 years. A local Ind…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM

Re: Demand Congress enact an affordability and economic agenda that puts people first, not billionaires, CEOs, and greedy corporations

Together, we’re fighting back against corporate greed, demanding policies that put low-income and working people first. John, Corporations are raking in record profits while price gouging consumers. Working families are struggling to make ends meet as prices keep…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM

Add your name to my affordability and economic justice agenda

Together, we’re fighting back against corporate greed, demanding policies that put low-income and working people first. John, We need to make life more affordable. The price of groceries, rent, and auto insurance keeps rising, and so does the poverty rate in Detr…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM

Re: With escalating repression, we need more leaders like Cori Bush who’ll stand up to state violence

Cori Bush just announced that she’s running for Congress again in next year’s election. John, Federal agents are escalating violent attacks in our communities. We urgently need more government leaders who will fight fascism, stand up for our rights, and push bac…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM

AIPAC spent $9 million to unseat her, but Cori Bush isn’t backing down:

Cori Bush just announced that she’s running for Congress again in next year’s election. John, Last year, AIPAC spent over $9 million to unseat Representative Cori Bush. Pro-Trump billionaire donors were scared of Cori’s bold fight for real change, so they bought…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM

RSVP: No Kings, Oct. 18th

When Republicans shut down the government, they further enabled Trump’s dismantling of government agencies, which are meant to serve our communities and keep us safe. John, We’re in the midst of a fight for the soul of our nation. When Republicans passed their …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM

We cannot remain silent in the face of Trump’s fascist takeover

When Republicans shut down the government, they further enabled Trump’s dismantling of government agencies, which are meant to serve our communities and keep us safe. John, The very foundations of our society are not just being eroded, they’re being torn to shre…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM

We won’t stand by as fascism grows.

It’s on us to stand up and protect each other. John, Trump is escalating his fascist takeover of our government and our cities. It’s more important than ever to strengthen our communities and prepare to defend our neighbors. To get started on standing up to fas…
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  Ashley Howard, Rashida for Congress · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM

Re: Help keep my voice in Congress

Every dollar raised is helping counter the billionaire bullies and greedy corporations that seek to silence us. Hi John, I’m Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib’s Finance Director and I’m honored to stand alongside you and Rashida in our shared fight for social, racial, …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM

Just hours until this critical deadline

Every dollar raised is helping counter the billionaire bullies and greedy corporations that seek to silence us. John, Together, we are standing up to an authoritarian regime that is prosecuting its political foes, tearing families apart, implementing dark site de…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Re: Threats against myself, my family and staff are not new.

We should all be able to express our political views without fear of violence. John, Political violence in the United States is on the rise. And while threats against myself and my staff are not new, we are now taking increased safety measures to ensure our safet…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM

At this time of increased political violence, my team and I need to take more precautions.

We should all be able to express our political views without fear of violence. John, I’ve pushed back against political violence for years, introducing legislation to stop violence against women in politics. When I spoke at No Kings rallies back in June―where mil…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM

[sign] Tell Big Tech to end Israeli military contracts

The vast majority of Americans want to stop funding war crimes and instead fund our communities’ needs. John, Most Americans want our government to stop spending billions of our tax dollars on ethnic cleansing, and instead invest in our communities’ needs. More …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM

[take action] Big Tech companies must stop profiting off genocide

The vast majority of Americans want to stop funding war crimes and instead fund our communities’ needs. John, This week, one of the bombs funded by our country killed a Lebanese family of six with ties to residents of my district. Our government must listen to …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM

Re: Can you help us withstand AIPAC’s attacks?

The fascist-in-chief is planning to send $6 billion more weapons to Israel’s government. John, Last year, the member of Congress who represents the district next to mine was Michigan Congressmembers’ top recipient of AIPAC funds—by far.1 Rep. Shri Thanedar joins …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM

Take on AIPAC with me and support this pro-Palestine candidate for Congress today

The fascist-in-chief is planning to send $6 billion more weapons to Israel’s government. John, As the Israeli military massacres residents of Gaza City, the fascist-in-chief is planning to send $6 billion worth of weapons to further this genocide of Palestinians.…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM

Re: Bernie Sanders and I just introduced the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act

Coca-Cola’s CEO made 1,980 times that of their average worker who makes $14,144 a year. John, It’s disgraceful that corporations continue to rake in record profits by exploiting the labor of their workers. Every worker deserves a living wage and human dignity on …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM

Fight Back: Starbucks’ CEO made $95.8 million last year

Coca-Cola’s CEO made 1,980 times that of their average worker who makes $14,144 a year. John, Greedy corporations and their CEOs have never had it so good. They’re price gouging consumers while CEOs are making 290 times that of their average worker. To put this …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Re: Please help save refugees’ lives today:

We’re now in National Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to honor Latin American immigrants and push back against xenophobic attacks. John, It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, and I want to lift up an incredible organization I met while on a congressional delegation trip …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM

Please help save refugees’ lives today:

We’re now in National Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to honor Latin American immigrants and push back against xenophobic attacks. John, We’re now in National Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to honor first-generation Latin American immigrants and Americans whose …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM

Re: Ilhan and I won’t let them silence us

Racist attacks on elected women of color. John, This is a pattern: When women of color speak truth to power, the right-wing freaks out. Last week, Republicans introduced a censure resolution against me for defending the humanity of Palestinians. This week, they …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM

Ilhan and I won’t let them silence us

Racist attacks on elected women of color. John, Last week, Republicans introduced a censure resolution against me for demanding our government stop enabling war crimes. This week, they’ve introduced a censure resolution against my sister-in-service Ilhan Omar, a…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM

Re: They’re trying to censure me for speaking out for Palestine

This new censure resolution is an attempt to silence me and our movement for peace. John, Republicans are targeting me for speaking out for Palestinian rights and liberation. They’ve introduced a censure resolution against me, calling my speech for our shared hum…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM

They’re trying to censure me for speaking out for Palestine

This new censure resolution is an attempt to silence me and our movement for peace. John, I’m being targeted for speaking up against the genocide of my people in Palestine. As the only Palestinian American in Congress, I’m a daily reminder to my colleagues that …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Respond to Supreme Court ruling on racial profiling:

Resources to defend your neighbors, including immigrants in your community: John, The Supreme Court recently ruled to allow ICE to use racial profiling when arresting and jailing people—including based on ethnicity or for speaking Spanish. This is unconstitutio…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM

Sign now: Demand Congress reject $1 trillion military budget this week, and invest those taxpayer dollars in our communities instead.

We can’t let Congress send $1 trillion taxpayer dollars to militarize our cities. John, This week, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate are set to vote on a record-breaking military budget—at the same time that Trump is declaring war on Black-led U.S.…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM

Re: Denzel doesn’t take a dime from corporations or GOP-leaning groups

For over a decade, I’ve seen Denzel fight hard for equity and human rights. John, Later this month, absentee ballots will be mailed out to my district for November’s elections. I am proud to endorse Denzel McCampbell in his race for Detroit City Council. We need…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM

A MAGA Democrat for Detroit City Council? No way!

For over a decade, I’ve seen Denzel fight hard for equity and human rights. John, We need elected officials at all levels who have the courage to stand up to fascism and the authoritarian-in-chief. But right now, in my progressive city of Detroit, we have a City…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Sign to urge Congress: Reject $1 trillion military budget and invest those taxpayer dollars in our communities instead.

We must speak up now to demand Congress invest in life rather than death, before next week’s vote. John, Congress is voting next week to hand Trump even more money for state violence—a record-breaking military budget of nearly $1 trillion taxpayer dollars. The …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM

Re: Act now: We won’t be silenced by this censure attempt against me in Congress

As the only Palestinian American serving in Congress, I’ll continue reminding my colleagues that Palestinians deserve to live. John, I’m again facing censure in Congress because I’m Palestinian American and I’m speaking up for the humanity of my people. Republ…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM

War-mongers won’t silence me, even if they censure me

As the only Palestinian American serving in Congress, I’ll continue reminding my colleagues that Palestinians deserve to live. John, A war-mongering Republican Congressmember is trying to bully me into silence by introducing a new measure to censure me for speaki…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM

My family received healthcare for the first time when my father joined the United Auto Workers union

Instead of working to lower costs for working people, Trump is handing tax breaks to billionaires and attacking our immigrant neighbors. John, We’re staying loud and in the streets. And that was the case on Labor Day. I’ve been proud to join striking workers on…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM

Re: Add your name to tell Congress to prioritize our communities over billionaires

The American people want to know what our government is doing to make life more affordable. John, When Congress returns to Washington, DC on Tuesday, we’ll have just one month to pass a government funding bill to keep the government running. I have led congressi…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM

Add your name to tell Congress to prioritize our communities over billionaires

The American people want to know what our government is doing to make life more affordable. John, We’re just one month away from the expiration of 2025 government funding. That means, when Congress returns to DC after Labor Day weekend, we’ll be finalizing the 2…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM

Re: I’m uplifting Detroit Justice Center on National Black Giving Day:

Today is dedicated to supporting Black-led non-profit organizations. John, Yesterday we recognized August 28, a national day to give to Black-led non-profit organizations. The day also marks important moments in Black Americans’ long fight for freedom and equity…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM

Today is National Black Giving Day to support Black-led organizations

Today is dedicated to supporting Black-led non-profit organizations. John, Today is National Black Giving Day to support Black-led organizations, which are often underfunded and get only 1-2% of philanthropic funding.1 We must correct this disparity, as part of t…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM

Re: Sign to demand the release of all U.S. political prisoners, including people in ICE detention

We’ve got to fight back against the racist-in-chief’s white supremacist agenda. John, Government leaders are spending billions of dollars to expand repression and detention centers—primarily to punish people they disagree with, or who don’t fit the white suprema…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM

This month is known as Black August: a time to honor Black people who’ve resisted state violence and struggled for Black liberation.

We’ve got to fight back against the racist-in-chief’s white supremacist agenda. John, The fascist-in-chief is militarizing Black neighborhoods, attacking civil rights, and censoring Black history. Last week he criticized the National Museum of African American H…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Re: We can’t wait until next year’s midterms: We need to act now.

We’re empowering progressives to fight for our communities and our rights. John, We can’t wait until next year’s midterms to organize the resistance to Trump’s authoritarian takeover or to build a more equitable world. This weekend we just wrapped up our six-wee…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM

We’re supporting young people who are ready to lead as well as candidates on the ballot this year

We’re empowering progressives to fight for our communities and our rights. John, In response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover, we’re organizing for today and for our future. This weekend, we’re wrapping up our summer Youth Civic Engagement Fellowship. With your…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM

Sign: Congress must reject AIPAC money!

Add your name to demand Congress reject AIPAC money. John, During this month’s congressional recess, dozens of my colleagues from both sides of the aisle took an AIPAC-funded trip to Israel, just a few miles from genocidal devastation in Gaza. More than 3 out o…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM

Re: Sign: Ban price gouging in grocery stories

Congress must prioritize working people over billionaires and corporate greed. John, Did you know that corporations are purchasing massive amounts of your personal information, then using it to determine whether they think you’ll pay more for an item? That’s ri…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM

Sign: Ban price gouging in grocery stories

Congress must prioritize working people over billionaires and corporate greed. JOHN, We’ve seen corporations exploit crises like hurricanes and pandemics to raise prices and price gouge the American people. Now they’re using new technology to inflate grocery pri…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM

RE: Demand Congress protect people over polluters

Fight back against attacks on environmental protections: John, The Trump administration is overturning crucial environmental protections for our communities, and we’ve got to fight back. They’re rolling back the drinking water standards that we won to protect p…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM

Demand Congress protect people over polluters

Fight back against attacks on environmental protections: JOHN, Recently, wildfire smoke gave Michigan some of the worst air quality in the world. The climate crisis is already wreaking havoc on our communities, and it’s threatening our right to breathe clean ai…
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