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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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August 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM

RE: Sign to remove U.S. military from our nation’s capital:

Trump is deploying National Guard troops in our nation’s capital and temporarily taking control of the city’s police force. JOHN, Trump is deploying National Guard troops in our nation’s capital and temporarily taking control of the city’s police force, abusing …
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August 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM

Sign to remove U.S. military from our nation’s capital:

Trump is deploying National Guard troops in our nation’s capital and temporarily taking control of the city’s police force. JOHN, The U.S. military has arrived in our nation’s capital, with National Guard troops on the ground along with a surge in federal law en…
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August 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM

RE: WATCH: What my residents think about the Big Budget Betrayal

This bill hands a $90,000 annual tax cut to households making over $1 million a year while working people get roughly $40. JOHN, Want to know what everyday people are saying about Republicans’ Big Budget Betrayal bill? I recently spoke with residents in my dist…
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August 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM

"Why wouldn't you want our kids to be the biggest and the best?"

This bill hands a $90,000 annual tax cut to households making over $1 million a year while working people get roughly $40. John, Republicans are hoping that everyday people don’t know what’s in the Big Budget Betrayal bill. They better be ready for a rude awaken…
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August 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM

Re: Demand Congress get Big Money out of politics.

They’re dismantling everything from public education to the Social Security Administration to Medicare and Medicaid, just to pay for tax breaks for the rich. John, When Congress votes to hand trillions of dollars in tax cuts to the wealthy and corporations while…
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August 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Demand Congress get Big Money out of politics

They’re dismantling everything from public education to the Social Security Administration to Medicare and Medicaid, just to pay for tax breaks for the rich. John, In the 2024 presidential election, just 100 billionaire families spent a record $2.6 billion―mostl…
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August 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Re: I’m one of four Muslim Representatives in Congress

Many of our colleagues have normalized anti-Muslim hate, and we’re pushing back against this dehumanization. John, I serve in Congress with three other Muslim Americans: André Carson (IN-07), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and Lateefah Simon (CA-12). Last month when our …
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August 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM

I’m one of four Muslim Representatives in Congress

Many of our colleagues have normalized anti-Muslim hate, and we’re pushing back against this dehumanization. John, I’m one of four Muslim people now serving in Congress. We see people of all faiths and ethnicities as human beings who deserve dignity and safety.…
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August 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Re: Sign to stop lawless, masked immigration agents

Violent ICE raids are terrorizing our communities. We need to fight back at all levels to protect our neighbors. John, With Trump and Republicans’ Big Budget Betrayal signed into law, ICE is now the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency. More masked immi…
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July 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Demand your elected leaders defend immigrants

Violent ICE raids are terrorizing our communities. We need to fight back at all levels to protect our neighbors. John, Violent ICE raids are terrorizing our communities. Masked agents have chased families of farmworkers, who’ve described feeling “hunted.” One fa…
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July 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Re: My colleagues’ courageous vote made them the target of pro-genocide groups

Three Democrats voted with me to stop funding from going to Israel’s government: Ilhan Omar, Summer Lee, and Al Green. John, In the past two months, Israeli and U.S. forces have killed more than 1,000 starving Palestinians who were waiting for food at U.S.-backed…
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July 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM

We voted to save lives

Three Democrats voted with me to stop funding from going to Israel’s government: Ilhan Omar, Summer Lee, and Al Green. John, My colleagues and I are standing with doctors, veterans, over 100 humanitarian groups, and everyday people across the world who are demand…
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July 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM

Re: Fascist attacks on independent journalism

In my hometown of Detroit, our local NPR affiliate will lose roughly $500,000. John, Republicans voted last week to claw back more than $1 billion in previously allocated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS across the coun…
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July 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM

NPR and PBS are under attack. Here’s how we can help >>

In my hometown of Detroit, our local NPR affiliate will lose roughly $500,000. John, The attack on fact-based journalism reached a new level last week when Republicans voted to cancel more than $1 billion in previously allocated funds from the Corporation for Pub…
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July 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM

Sign: Stop U.S. military aid to Israel and protect Americans abroad

Israel’s government and extremist settler groups have killed at least five U.S. citizens in the West Bank since October 2023, John, With U.S. support, the Israeli government is committing mass violence against Palestinians—including Palestinian Americans—in Gaza…
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July 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM

RE: THIS WEEKEND: The second meeting of our Youth Civic Engagement Fellowship

Our Fellows participate in 30 hours of instruction followed by 20 hours of field work―and they’ll receive a $1,000 stipend at the end. JOHN, Yesterday, we held our second meeting of our 2025 Youth Civic Engagement Fellowship where our 18 fellows learned from thre…
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July 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM

These undaunted young people are ready to lead by example

Our Fellows participate in 30 hours of instruction followed by 20 hours of field work―and they’ll receive a $1,000 stipend at the end. JOHN, Last month we launched our 2025 Youth Civic Engagement Fellowship, and thanks to your support we’re able to offer this fre…
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July 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM

RE: Stop Republicans’ cruel, dehumanizing “Alligator Alcatraz”

This immigrant detention center is violating human rights, constitutional rights, and Tribal sovereignty. JOHN, Nearly 1,000 immigrants are locked up in Republicans’ cruel and dehumanizing “Alligator Alcatraz.” In the extreme heat, toilets and AC have stopped w…
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July 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM

Demand officials shut down “Alligator Alcatraz” now

This immigrant detention center is violating human rights, constitutional rights, and Tribal sovereignty. John, I’m speaking out against Republicans’ cruel, dehumanizing “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center. Its outrageous violations of human rights a…
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July 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM

RSVP: Good Trouble Lives On

This Thursday, on the anniversary of John Lewis’ passing, we’re coming together in communities across the country. John, At a time when our democracy and rights are under attack, we remember civil rights leader and my late colleague Congressman John Lewis, who b…
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July 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Re: I’m fighting this deadly budget and demanding a government for the people rather than billionaires

This budget betrayal is our country’s largest-ever upward transfer of wealth, from poor and working people to billionaires. John, Trump has signed into law a Big Betrayal Budget, passed by my Republican colleagues in Congress, which will kick 17 million America…
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July 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM

Betrayal budget harms our communities to enrich billionaires

This budget betrayal is our country’s largest-ever upward transfer of wealth, from poor and working people to billionaires. John, I voted HELL NO on Trump and Republicans’ Big Budget Betrayal—our country’s largest-ever upward transfer of wealth from poor and wo…
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July 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM

Re: Empower 100 Young Black Advocates

At a time when democratic norms are being torn to shreds, we need to ensure young people are engaged in defending our democracy. John, What we’re witnessing in Washington, DC and across the country is not a slow erosion of our democracy, but a trampling of democr…
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July 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Empower 100 Young Black Advocates

At a time when democratic norms are being torn to shreds, we need to ensure young people are engaged in defending our democracy. John, Each month, we seek to provide you with an opportunity to support an impactful nonprofit doing important work in our communities…
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July 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM

But we are not done fighting.

In a rush to appease their fascist leader, Republicans passed their budget betrayal. John, There is nothing beautiful about ripping away people's health care and kicking them off of food assistance programs. In a rush to appease their billionaire and corporate …
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July 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM

Re: Sign to stop deportations to Guantánamo Bay

Trump must halt immigration detention at Guantánamo Bay, not expand it. John, This July 4th, we continue to work toward a country with freedom and liberation for all. That includes pushing to release people from cages and protecting our fundamental rights. Trum…
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July 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM

Join my letter to close Guantánamo Bay and end immigrant detention there

Trump must halt immigration detention at Guantánamo Bay, not expand it. John, This July 4th my colleagues will send out messages that uplift our country’s highest ideals such as freedom and democracy. But the same colleagues turn their back on the fact that the …
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June 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM

Re: Why are you resisting Trump?

Together, we’re resisting Trump’s authoritarian regime and holding the powerful to account. John, There are just a few hours left before our midnight fundraising deadline and I need your urgent support. Together, we’re resisting Trump’s authoritarian regime tha…
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June 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Why are you resisting Trump?

Together, we’re resisting Trump’s authoritarian regime and holding the powerful to account. John, Why are you resisting Trump? Is it because of his attempts to destroy public education, get rid of programs that uplift equity and inclusion, and remove historical…
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June 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM

You will always find me with a bullhorn, speaking truth to power.

They are attempting to spread fear while stripping our communities of our rights and the resources we need to survive. John, Together, we’re speaking truth to power. Millions of people showed up in communities across the country on June 14, not to celebrate Don…
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June 28, 2025 at 2:50 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. Two weeks ago, when a man in Minnesota shot and killed…
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June 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Trans people belong here, and they deserve joy and safety.

Congress must protect LGBTQ+ people’s rights, especially with increasing attacks. John, This month and every month, I’m advocating for LGBTQ+ people’s rights. Earlier this month I had the joy of celebrating my LGBTQ+ loved ones and neighbors at Livonia Pride and…
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June 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM

Re: I’m proud to endorse Denzel McCampbell for Detroit City Council

My colleague and comrade is knocking on doors and talking to everyday residents of our city. John, Earlier this week, in a shock to the political establishment, our ally Zohran Mamdani won his Democratic primary for New York City Mayor. This victory shows that we…
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June 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM

Join me in supporting social justice leader Denzel McCampbell before absentee ballots get mailed out

My colleague and comrade is knocking on doors and talking to everyday residents of our city. John, New York City voters just voted overwhelmingly for Zohran Mamdani, who ran on a bold agenda to make NYC more affordable for families struggling right now in the cit…
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