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Rashida Tlaib

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 27, 2021 at 3:46 PM

What a new infrastructure bill must include:

We finally have a chance to make clean, safe, affordable drinking water a reality for everyone who calls this country home. Friend, For years, alongside water warriors in Detroit and across the country, I’ve been pushing for water to be treated as the human righ…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 26, 2021 at 4:38 PM

Groundbreaking legislation to ensure people’s survival during this crisis

I just reintroduced a groundbreaking bill to deliver universal recurring payments for COVID relief. Friend, In the last year of this global pandemic, we have seen corporations and CEOs reap the benefits of payouts and soaring profits while everyday workers, low-…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 25, 2021 at 3:38 PM

Re: President Biden: Fire Trump’s Social Security commissioner

We demand that our Social Security system be run by professionals who actually believe in the future of Social Security. Friend, President Biden was elected to turn the page on the Trump era and make our government work for the people rather than just the wealth…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 24, 2021 at 2:58 PM

Have you received your $1,400 survival check? If not, it could be due to Trumpists in the federal government.

We demand that our Social Security system be run by professionals who actually believe in the future of Social Security. Friend, Have you received your $1,400 survival check? If not, it could be because Donald Trump’s appointees in the Social Security Administra…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 21, 2021 at 3:50 PM

Re: How we can build a multiracial, inclusive democracy:

This Women’s History Month, let’s push for better representation in politics. Friend, This Women’s History Month, let’s invest in a more inclusive democracy. We’re halfway through our 2021 Campaign School, where we’re training people of color—80% of whom are wom…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 20, 2021 at 3:39 PM

How we can build a multiracial, inclusive democracy:

This Women’s History Month, let’s push for better representation in politics. Friend, This Women’s History Month, it’s more urgent than ever to fight for better representation in politics. Following this week’s mass shooting targeting Asian women, Representative…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 18, 2021 at 6:25 PM

Asian and Asian American women are NOT disposable.

An intersectional approach to Atlanta’s mass shooting targeting Asian women (Content warning—this email discusses this week's violent attacks against Asian Americans in Atlanta) Friend, This week, 8 people—including 6 Asian women—were brutally murdered at Asia…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 17, 2021 at 5:47 PM

Access to quality affordable healthcare is not a partisan issue.

Our current profit-motivated healthcare system incentivizes corporations to put their own bottom lines over the needs of individuals and families. Together, let’s pass Medicare for All and ensure that every person is guaranteed quality healthcare regardless …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 7:10 PM

Upcoming bills for Women’s History Month

I’m voting on two important bills for Women’s History Month, and ensuring that more women serve in public office. Friend, To honor Women’s History Month, the U.S. House of Representatives is voting on two important bills this week: the Violence Against Women Ac…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 14, 2021 at 4:16 PM

Re: Add your name in support of the Postal Banking Act >>>

In order to strengthen the Postal Service, save jobs, and ensure quality service and delivery, we must expand the USPS’s mission to include Postal Banking. Friend, The US Postal Service connects our communities and provides good jobs to millions of working peopl…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 13, 2021 at 4:39 PM

Add your name in support of the Postal Banking Act >>>

In order to strengthen the Postal Service, save jobs, and ensure quality service and delivery, we must expand the USPS’s mission to include Postal Banking. It’s time to immediately reintroduce and pass the Postal Banking Act. SIGN NOW Friend,…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 8:30 PM

Re: Sign if you agree: It’s time to end immigrant detention

The Biden administration is re-opening Trump-era jails for migrant children. Friend, We just got the news that the Biden administration is re-opening at least two Trump-era detention facilities for migrant children, which closed in 2019 under public pressure du…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 6:17 PM

We can’t wait for bold immigration reform

Under President Biden, the rate of deportations has not slowed down. Friend, President Biden has the power and moral mandate to protect millions of noncitizens. But under President Biden, the rate of deportations has not slowed down. During this Black History Mo…
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  Team Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 5:13 PM

Urgent: Texas women and children’s shelters are destroyed by storms

Dallas-based women’s shelter urgently needs help repairing building damage and supporting survivors they’ve had to relocate. Friend, Even as electricity is being restored for millions of Texans, many are still struggling with the effects of the unprecedented win…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 23, 2021 at 4:59 PM

Re: Training a new generation of leaders

Ever since I served in Michigan's state legislature, I've been working to open the door for more women of color, more Muslim women, and more people from underrepresented communities to serve in office. Friend, Centering marginalized communities’ voices in our go…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 22, 2021 at 4:51 PM

Training a new generation of leaders

Ever since I served in Michigan's state legislature, I've been working to open the door for more women of color, more Muslim women, and more people from underrepresented communities to serve in office. Friend, A future of justice and equity begins with us and ou…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 20, 2021 at 4:01 PM

It’s time for Wall Street to stop gaslighting the American people.

This week in the House Financial Services Committee, I had the opportunity to question the billionaire CEO of a powerful Wall Street firm whose business practices have come under fire after being exposed by the GameStop saga. Sign the petition: We have th…
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  Rashida · [email protected]
February 18, 2021 at 4:41 PM

Sign now: Investigate and prosecute Trump

Seeking accountability is not just about Trump, but about who we are as a country. Sign the petition: Investigate and prosecute Trump and his network for lawbreaking. If we don’t hold Trump accountable, we’ll send a dangerous message and further threaten …
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  Rashida · [email protected]
February 17, 2021 at 5:19 PM

Trump and white supremacy:

By acquitting Trump, Republican Senators condone and enable white supremacy Friend, This past Saturday, the vast majority of Republican senators voted to acquit Trump and condone white supremacist attacks on our democracy. As historian Keisha N. Blain noted: …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 14, 2021 at 4:10 PM

President Biden has the power to stop this dangerous new pipeline:

President Biden can stop a new disastrous tar sands pipeline that violates Indigenous rights Sign the petition now to tell President Joe Biden: We cannot allow the tar sands corporation Enbridge to violate Indigenous rights, pollute sacred waters, and loc…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 13, 2021 at 4:09 PM

Re: Black progressive leadership in Congress

With each election, we are increasing representation of Black and brown communities in Congress and growing our progressive power. Friend, Nina Turner is running for Congress to represent Ohio’s 11th district. And Nina and I have a lot in common. Our districts …
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  Rashida · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 5:42 PM

This is how we expand The Squad:

With each election, we are increasing representation of Black and brown communities in Congress and growing our progressive power. Friend, It’s time to expand The Squad. That means electing new members of Congress who share our vision: that together we can achie…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 11, 2021 at 4:53 PM

[signatures needed] Please tell President Biden to end the death penalty

Trump executed more people in the last 6 months than the federal government had in the prior 6 decades. Sign now to ask President Biden to commute all current death sentences and commit to abolishing the death penalty. ADD YOUR NAME Friend,…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 9, 2021 at 5:21 PM

Re: We don’t have to wait on Republicans anymore

Since Donald Trump was elected and first began attacking our democracy and our laws, I have called for his removal from office. Friend, Each day, the FBI arrests more white nationalists and insurrectionists who attacked our U.S. Capitol on January 6th. Virtually…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 8, 2021 at 7:14 PM

Republicans’ embrace of white nationalism

Republicans have been criticizing our party and President Biden for a lack of “bipartisanship.” Friend, Tomorrow marks the start of Trump’s impeachment trial. We also just passed a budget resolution through the U.S. House and Senate, which will enable Democrats…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 6, 2021 at 3:25 PM

Sign the petition to President Biden: End ICE’s contracts with private prisons

While President Biden’s recent executive order is a good first step, it doesn’t address the bulk of federal contracts with private prisons. Friend, President Biden took a first step in curbing the private prison industry, which profits off people’s pain, by sign…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 4, 2021 at 7:47 PM

Re: In wake of Capitol attack, some members of Congress want to take away rights

How NOT to respond to Jan 6th’s attack Friend, Nearly a month out from January 6th’s violent white nationalist attack on the U.S. Capitol, and at the start of Black History Month—now’s the time to reckon with our country’s long history of white terror. Time and…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 3, 2021 at 9:07 PM

[signatures needed to Congress] Protect our civil liberties in wake of Capitol attack

Expanding our domestic terrorism laws will further erode our human and civil rights. Sign now to tell Congress: Please respond to the Capitol attack by holding insurrectionists accountable using our current laws. Do not respond by expanding our domestic te…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 2, 2021 at 8:15 PM

We’ve set a new goal:

Last week, I wrote to you about the urgent need to support struggling people in my district―the third poorest in the country. Friend, Right now in Congress, we’re battling for a COVID relief package that meets the urgency of the moment―including $2,000 monthly p…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 31, 2021 at 3:43 PM

We demand $2,000 monthly checks.

We will not let members of Congress, who repeated Trump’s lies and supported the insurrection off the hook. Friend, “Give the man a break!”?1 No way! This week, we heard Trump’s former ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, say that it’s time for Congre…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 30, 2021 at 4:21 PM

Sign now to urge President Biden to prioritize water as a human right

Our nation’s water crisis is worsening during the pandemic. We must act urgently: Friend, Water is a human right, essential for our very survival. But in the United States—the richest country the world has ever known—people are forced to live without running wat…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 28, 2021 at 4:10 PM

Re: How you can help us deliver food to families in need

We’re working with local leaders and faith-based institutions to support people and families in need. Friend, Did you know that since last summer, approximately 8 million more Americans have fallen into poverty? And, in my district―the third poorest in the coun…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 27, 2021 at 5:04 PM

Since last summer, 8 million more Americans have fallen into poverty.

We’re working with local leaders and faith-based institutions to support people and families in need. Friend, As a member of Congress, I view every dollar our government spends through a moral lens. That’s why I have continuously voted against the nearly $1 tril…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 23, 2021 at 4:36 PM

SIGN NOW: Tell President Biden to declare a climate emergency

As I told President Biden when he visited Michigan, I would of course help him get elected (which we did!), but I’m going to be operating on an urgent timeline when it comes to priorities. Tell President Joe Biden: Address climate change and environmental…
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  Alexandria, Ayanna, Ilhan, & Rashida · [email protected]
January 22, 2021 at 6:13 PM

Are you with us in the fight for progress?

Two days ago, Donald Trump was evicted from the Oval Office and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as President and Vice President. Friend, Two days ago, Donald Trump was evicted from the Oval Office and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as President and Vice Presiden…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 21, 2021 at 5:43 PM

Just the beginning:

Biden’s first executive actions included repealing the hateful Muslim and African ban. Friend, Yesterday, we started a new presidency, a new administration, and a new era for our country. Now, families torn apart for years can reunite: Biden’s first executive …
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  Rashida · [email protected]
January 20, 2021 at 3:19 PM

Today let’s celebrate what we’ve accomplished together

How to tune into today’s inauguration activities: Friend, My district and communities across the country are celebrating today as we start a new era with Joe Biden as our President and Kamala Harris as our Vice President. Let’s celebrate what we’ve accomplished …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 19, 2021 at 5:01 PM

Together, we must expand what’s politically possible and achieve the transformative changes our country needs.

Starting tomorrow, at noon ET, we can begin shifting the national agenda to put people first while combating racism, poverty, and corporate greed. Friend, For too long, our government has ignored and failed historically marginalized, terrorized, and hated commun…
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  Rashida · [email protected]
January 18, 2021 at 4:27 PM

MLK: America is still a racist country

MLK’s words ring true: We need to acknowledge and reckon with our country’s racism in order to solve it. Friend, Three weeks before he was murdered, Martin Luther King Jr (MLK) spoke in a suburb of Detroit about how we need to acknowledge and reckon with our co…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 17, 2021 at 3:44 PM

Promise made, promise kept. Twice.

White supremacy did not begin with Trump and it will not end with Trump. Friend, Since even before I arrived in Washington, DC, I called for the impeachment and removal of Donald Trump from office, because of his tyrannical behavior. In 2016, in response to Trump…
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  Rashida · [email protected]
January 16, 2021 at 4:37 PM

White power marches and racist policymaking: We can do things differently

This moment is the latest in our country’s long legacy of deadly white terror. And now, we have a chance to do things differently. Friend, White supremacists are just beginning their attempts to overthrow our government. Emboldened by the assault on the U.S. C…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 14, 2021 at 10:05 PM

Unity cannot happen without accountability, truth, and reconciliation.

The violence, destruction, and oppression of Trumpism will not end until we as a country do the hard work of reckoning with white supremacy and fighting for our communities and our country. Friend, This week, before entering the House floor, some of my colleague…
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  Rashida · [email protected]
January 13, 2021 at 9:32 PM

BREAKING: We impeached Trump a second time

The House took action to hold the lawless, dangerous President accountable for inciting a violent insurrection. Friend, Today we impeached Donald Trump for attacking our government. We took action to hold this lawless, dangerous man accountable for inciting vio…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 12, 2021 at 5:27 PM

Demand the immediate impeachment of Donald Trump.

Every day Trump remains in office is a threat to our democracy, our national security, and the safety and security of our communities. Demand the immediate impeachment of Donald Trump. ADD YOUR NAME Friend, Last week’s violent, attempted …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 11, 2021 at 3:44 PM

Sign if you agree: Hold Republican inciters of violence accountable

The 150 GOP members of Congress who stoked false claims about the election and then attempted to block Biden’s certification now have blood on their hands. Friend, Republican members of Congress who incited this domestic terror attack through their attempts to o…
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  Rashida · [email protected]
January 8, 2021 at 4:26 PM

What happened at the U.S. Capitol:

We cannot let white nationalists subvert the popular will through intimidation and violence, including at the U.S. Capitol. ADD YOUR NAME: Impeach and remove Trump from office for inciting a domestic terror attack against the United States. Expel the membe…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 6, 2021 at 4:45 PM

Sign now: Investigate Trump for election tampering

On tape this weekend, Trump pressured Georgia’s Secretary of State to overturn the state’s presidential election results. Friend, Last night’s election results in Georgia make it clear that when we invest in communities, invest in organizing, and listen to and i…
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  Rashida · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 4:17 PM

Re: Our visionary agenda for 2021:

We must enact solutions that match the scale of our crises to make this a country where all of us can thrive. Friend, With millions of people falling into poverty while billionaires get significantly wealthier, it’s clear that moving forward, we must not only ta…
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  Rashida · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 4:27 PM

Our visionary agenda for 2021:

We must enact solutions that match the scale of our crises to make this a country where all of us can thrive. Friend, As the representative for our country’s third poorest congressional district, I know that we cannot go back to a pre-pandemic “normal.” Many of …
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  Rashida · [email protected]
December 29, 2020 at 5:12 PM

One week until Georgia’s runoff elections! Here’s how you can help:

We’re one week out from Georgia’s runoff elections. Here’s how you can help. Friend, We’re officially one week out from Georgia’s runoff elections, which will determine whether Democrats get a Senate majority. As we face the worst economic crisis since the Gre…
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