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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 26, 2024 at 5:07 PM

Our country’s anti-war movement is growing, with students at campuses around the country demanding their colleges divest from genocide.

The right to protest is essential to democracy John, Our government continues to send billions to Israel’s military with no conditions on upholding human rights. Each day we hear and see new atrocities from this U.S.-backed genocide on the Palestinian people, su…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 25, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Re: Squad members are under attack

Anti-Palestinian PACs are trying to defeat our Squad. John, When our grassroots movement comes together, we can defeat right-wing billionaire donors and their unlimited money. That’s exactly what we did this week in Pennsylvania, when Summer Lee defeated her rig…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 24, 2024 at 7:34 PM

Summer is the first Squad member to win her 2024 primary. Let’s make sure she’s not the last.

Anti-Palestinian PACs are trying to defeat our Squad. John, Our progressive allies in Congress are under attack from right-wing billionaires who want to silence our anti-war movement and maintain the unjust status quo. In her Democratic primary, Congresswoman S…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 23, 2024 at 9:42 PM

Re: Sign to support the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act

We’re in a maternal health crisis, particularly for Black women and babies. John, Last week, our Congressional Mamas’ Caucus recognized Black Maternal Health Week with advocates and allies who are trying to eradicate racial disparities in our healthcare system. …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 22, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Let’s dismantle systematic racism in our health care system.

We’re in a maternal health crisis, particularly for Black women and babies. John, We’re in a maternal health crisis: the United States maternal mortality rate is rising, and Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 21, 2024 at 3:50 PM

Re: My colleagues just voted to send $26 billion to Israel’s government as it commits genocide

We urgently need more lawmakers who will invest in life rather than death and destruction. John, Yesterday, my colleagues in Congress passed a bill to send $26 billion U.S. tax dollars to Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu as he carries out the genocide of Palest…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 20, 2024 at 6:48 PM

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to send $26 billion of our tax dollars to Israel’s government as it commits genocide against Palestinians.

We urgently need more lawmakers who will invest in life rather than death and destruction. John, Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to send $26 billion of our tax dollars to Israel’s government as it commits genocide against Palestinians. All while m…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 20, 2024 at 3:36 PM

Re: Sign to tell Congress before tomorrow’s vote: Don’t send $26 billion of our tax dollars to Israel’s government while it commits genocide.

Our country isn’t just complicit in this genocide—we’re actively participating in it. John, Today, the House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill that would send over $26 billion of our tax dollars to Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu as he carries out th…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 19, 2024 at 4:40 PM

Congress will vote to send $26B to Israel’s government as it commits genocide against Palestinians

Our country isn’t just complicit in this genocide—we’re actively participating in it. John, Tomorrow, my colleagues in Congress want to vote to send over $26 billion of our tax dollars to Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu as he carries out the genocide of Palest…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 18, 2024 at 9:11 PM

Just a few days to phone bank for Summer Lee’s first re-election

Between now and Tuesday April 23, can you sign up for a phone bank shift? John, Despite facing $5 million in attacks from anti-Palestinian PACs when she first ran for Congress, Rep. Summer Lee has taken courageous stances for Palestinians’ rights even as a polit…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 18, 2024 at 12:38 AM

ADD YOUR NAME: Become a grassroots co-sponsor of the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act

The richest 400 Americans hold more wealth than all 10 million Black U.S. households. JOHN, Monday was Tax Day―a day when regular people do their civic duty of paying taxes, which support crucial investments in our communities. Unfortunately, due to a rigged tax…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 16, 2024 at 6:56 PM

Re: One of my fiercest allies in Congress is up for re-election next week

This Rep’s commitment to human rights has made her a target. John, More members of the House of Representatives recently called on President Biden to stop arming Israel’s military, demonstrating the growing power of our anti-war movement. But too many Congresspe…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 15, 2024 at 8:26 PM

Far-right billionaire attacking Summer Lee right before her re-election

This Rep’s commitment to human rights has made her a target. John, One of my fiercest allies in Congress is Rep. Summer Lee. When Summer Lee first ran for Congress in 2022, she overcame $5 million in attacks from anti-Palestinian group AIPAC to become Pennsylva…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 14, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Re: Sign on to support the Resolution Recognizing the Human Right to Utilities

Cutting off water and other essential services is a form of violence. John, From Detroit to Palestine, cutting off water and other essential services is a form of violence. In my city, thousands of Detroiters have had their access to water shut off, whether be…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 13, 2024 at 2:44 PM

From the Detroit to Palestine, access to water and power is a human right.

Cutting off water and other essential services is a form of violence. John, From Detroit to Palestine, access to reliable and affordable utility services is a human right. Wherever you live in the United States, we are seeing large increases in our basic utilit…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 12, 2024 at 7:45 PM

Re: Supporting Arab American candidates this Arab American Heritage Month

Elected officials saving lives. John, As we mark only the second officially recognized Arab American Heritage Month in U.S. history, we also mark 6 months since the genocide began against Palestinians living in Gaza. This week marked the end of Ramadan, which is…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 11, 2024 at 9:25 PM

This Arab American Heritage Month, help support these ceasefire candidates

Elected officials saving lives. John, For the first time, the United States recognized April as Arab American Heritage Month last year. As a proud Arab American woman serving in Congress, I know how important it is that our community feels seen, heard, and celebr…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM

Eid celebrations are canceled today in my district:

It’s been more than 6 months of U.S.-backed genocide against the Palestinian people. John, Today is Eid al-Fitr, which is usually a joyous celebration marking the end of Ramadan. Eid Mubarak to my fellow Muslims in Michigan’s 12th, across our country, and the wo…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 7, 2024 at 3:39 PM

Re: Sign on today to support my resolution recognizing Eid al-Fitr and honoring our Muslim neighbors

As our Muslim neighbors break daily fasts with family and communities, many Muslims are grieving and horrified as the Israeli government intentionally starves millions of people in Gaza. John, We’re approaching the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting and …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 6, 2024 at 2:27 PM

The hardest Ramadan for me

As our Muslim neighbors break daily fasts with family and communities, many Muslims are grieving and horrified as the Israeli government intentionally starves millions of people in Gaza. John, For Muslims around the world, we are in the holiest time of Ramadan,…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 5, 2024 at 7:56 PM

Re: I need more allies by my side in Congress

Pamela is a leader in our work to create a true multi-racial democracy. John, Thanks to you, support in Congress for an immediate and lasting ceasefire continues to grow. In October, just 16 of us had the courage to speak out for the humanity of the Palestinian p…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 4, 2024 at 8:52 PM

I’m proud to endorse this member of our ceasefire movement

Pamela is a leader in our work to create a true multi-racial democracy. John, When Congress voted last month to send billions of American taxpayer dollars to Israel’s military and to completely cut off U.S. funding for the primary provider and distributor of aid …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 3, 2024 at 5:31 PM

Re: Sign if you agree: streaming services must compensate musicians more fairly

We created the Living Wage for Musicians Act in partnership with artists and United Musicians and Allied Workers. John, I’m committed to the fight for economic justice, including expanding workers’ rights. In partnership with workers, I recently created and intr…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 2, 2024 at 5:29 PM

We all deserve a living wage, including artists being taken advantage of by streaming services

We created the Living Wage for Musicians Act in partnership with artists and United Musicians and Allied Workers. John, Detroit is one of the music capitals of the world, the birthplace of Motown and techno and so much more music that has changed our culture. My…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 31, 2024 at 8:58 PM

Re: Show the power of our anti-war movement to save lives

Since October, our campaign has received donations from 30,000 new donors. John, Our ceasefire movement is about all of us collectively raising our voices, demanding humanity for the 2.3 million Palestinians trapped in Gaza under relentless military bombardment …
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
March 31, 2024 at 2:20 PM

DEADLINE: Donate by midnight to show Rashida that you have her back

Since October, our campaign has received donations from 30,000 new donors. John, Rashida Tlaib doesn’t accept corporate contributions, relying instead on the support of thousands of grassroots supporters from across Michigan and the country. Over the last 5 mon…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 30, 2024 at 1:03 PM

This year on Land Day, millions of people will march around the world.

Despite years of mass displacement and erasure, Palestinians’ connection to the land of Palestine is still strong. John, Every year on March 30, Palestinians commemorate Land Day. This marks a day 48 years ago when Palestinians protested against the Israeli gove…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 29, 2024 at 6:35 PM

In the richest country in the history of the world, our communities should have what they need, like access to housing and clean water.

I will continue demanding our government stop sending billions to weapons contractors and the Israeli military, and instead invest in our communities. John, As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I’m committed to creating a more just and equitable world for …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 28, 2024 at 6:56 PM

Re: Help our squad outwork the hate

With you and my Squad by my side, we will keep building progressive power and winning important societal shifts that affirm the value of all life. John, We each have those people in our lives who lift us up when we’re down. Those who support us through some of t…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 27, 2024 at 11:27 PM

Help our squad outwork the hate

With you and my Squad by my side, we will keep building progressive power and winning important societal shifts that affirm the value of all life. JOHN, When I first arrived in Congress, I arrived with my sisters in service AOC, Ayanna, and Ilhan. Now, our Squa…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 26, 2024 at 8:11 PM

Re: Add your name: U.S. government must reinstate UNRWA funding

Just-passed legislation cut U.S. funding for Gaza’s primary provider and distributor of aid. John, Our government is contributing to Palestinian families’ starvation. With aid trucks just miles away, more than 1 million people in Gaza are facing imminent famin…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 25, 2024 at 9:23 PM

Our government is contributing to Palestinian families’ starvation.

Just-passed legislation cut U.S. funding for Gaza’s primary provider and distributor of aid. John, This weekend, President Biden signed a bill into law that most members of Congress voted for, which sent billions of American tax dollars to the Pentagon, ICE, an…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 24, 2024 at 2:35 PM

Re: AIPAC is spreading Islamophobic, racist lies about me.

With her first re-election less than a month away, Summer needs grassroots fundraising support to once again overcome AIPAC’s attacks. John, Anti-Palestinian group AIPAC and its network of Super PACs are spending millions from right-wing donors to undermine our …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 23, 2024 at 2:56 PM

Yesterday’s vote in Congress to cut UNRWA funding:

With her first re-election less than a month away, Summer needs grassroots fundraising support to once again overcome AIPAC’s attacks. John, Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed legislation to stop funding UNRWA, the agency providing urgently needed fo…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 22, 2024 at 3:20 PM

My family in the West Bank are living under Israeli apartheid―caged under oppression and violence.

She was Palestine for me. John, On the first day of Ramadan, I got the news that my Sity (grandmother) Muftieh passed away. I feel like a part of me died too. She said she would wait for me a few years ago. She wanted me to come to Beit Ur El Foka and pick figs …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 20, 2024 at 8:30 PM

Re: Send aid to Gaza today:

Zaman International has been providing help on the ground for 2 million displaced Palestinians. John, The Israeli government’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians has killed more than 31,000 Palestinians and forcibly displaced 2 million more. With U.S. bombs an…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 19, 2024 at 7:37 PM

Help provide food and medical aid to displaced Palestinians

Zaman International has been providing help on the ground for 2 million displaced Palestinians. John, For more than 5 months, Zaman International has been partnering with groups on the ground in Gaza. Amidst the Israeli government’s massacres of more than 31,000…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 18, 2024 at 8:35 PM

Re: I created the Rooted in Community PAC to train and support grassroots activists, candidates, and groups that are focused on meeting their communities’ needs.

Building a future where everyone feels safe and has their needs met. John, The American people are demanding their representatives stop investing in war and instead invest in our communities. That’s why I’m in office: to fight for my communities’ needs as a publ…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 17, 2024 at 2:03 PM

I created the Rooted in Community PAC to train and support grassroots activists, candidates, and groups that are focused on meeting their communities’ needs.

Building a future where everyone feels safe and has their needs met. John, My colleagues in the House of Representatives are again pushing to send billions of taxpayer dollars to Israel’s military as it commits genocide. Meanwhile, many of our communities in the…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 16, 2024 at 2:50 PM

Re: Sign to demand citizenship instead of cages for our immigrant neighbors

Speaking out against dangerous anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies. John, On both sides of the aisle, our government’s leaders are demonizing migrants and asylum seekers. Last month, I joined immigrants and human rights groups in my district to speak out agai…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 15, 2024 at 9:52 PM

No human being is illegal.

Speaking out against dangerous anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies. John, As a former immigration attorney and a daughter of immigrants, I promise to keep speaking up for immigrants’ rights. I’ve been horrified at the dangerous anti-immigrant rhetoric and poli…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 13, 2024 at 8:44 PM

Re: Support State Reps demanding a ceasefire

We must defend these leaders in our ceasefire movement. John, Together, we’re growing our anti-war movement in the halls of Congress and in State Legislatures across the country. We’re speaking out―for our shared humanity and against our government’s complicity i…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 7:37 PM

We need more State Representatives standing up for human rights and clearly denouncing war crimes:

We must defend these leaders in our ceasefire movement. John, Democratic voters across every demographic group support a ceasefire and want the U.S. government to stop participating in genocide. But across the country, pro-ceasefire state and federal lawmakers ar…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 10, 2024 at 8:00 PM

As we begin Ramadan, may we remember that each one of us is sacred.

Honoring our shared humanity in the sacred month ahead. John, Tomorrow is the first day of Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for Muslims. One woman interviewed in Gaza said: “We used to look forward to this time of the year, but people are now concerned w…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 9, 2024 at 3:20 PM

“The Israeli campaign would not be sustainable without this level of U.S. support”

A majority of Americans oppose weapons shipments to Israel. John, This week, the Washington Post reported that the Biden administration has approved and delivered more than 100 military sales to Israel in the past 5 months, sending thousands of bombs and other w…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 7:11 PM

Reproductive justice includes Palestinian freedom

Our liberation is tied together: John, A new CNN investigation found that Israel’s government is blocking maternity kits and other essential aid supplies from entering Gaza, in addition to blocking food, water, and fuel. Over 155,000 pregnant and breastfeeding …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 7, 2024 at 8:48 PM

Re: Sign on to demand President Biden call for a lasting ceasefire in this week’s State of the Union

This week’s State of the Union is an opportunity for President Biden to call for an immediate, lasting ceasefire in Gaza. John, Today, President Biden will address millions of Americans in his televised State of the Union address. More than 77% of Democrats sup…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 6, 2024 at 7:32 PM

Sign on to demand President Biden call for a lasting ceasefire in this week’s State of the Union

This week’s State of the Union is an opportunity for President Biden to call for an immediate, lasting ceasefire in Gaza. John, Tomorrow, President Biden will deliver the annual State of the Union address. Millions of Americans will tune in to watch his televise…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 5, 2024 at 3:57 PM

100,000 votes for “uncommitted”

We need to keep up the pressure in state after state. John, More than 101,000 Michigan voters voted “uncommitted” in the Democratic Primary Election last Tuesday. 73 out of 83 Michigan counties voted 10% or more for uncommitted. “This is not an anti-Biden camp…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 3, 2024 at 3:44 PM

Re: Power our shared struggle for housing and economic justice

This member-led organization is part of our nationwide ceasefire movement. John, In our shared struggle for racial and economic justice, we need allies on the ground doing the hard work. Detroit Action is a grassroots member-led, Black-led multigenerational orga…