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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 24, 2021 at 4:53 PM

This fellowship will train and pay young people to organize for justice and equity:

I was raised by a family and community rooted in social, racial, environmental, and economic justice. Friend, Detroit has birthed movements, from labor rights to racial justice. And one lifelong Detroiter who influenced my activism and who had a lasting impact on…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 22, 2021 at 3:21 PM

Trump's Muslim and African Ban is STILL hurting families:

Families are still separated due to Trump’s Muslim and African ban. We must fix this. Sign if you agree: Immigrants barred from entry to the U.S. due to Trump’s hateful Muslim and African bans should be allowed into the country now. ADD YOUR NAME …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 21, 2021 at 5:16 PM

Update re: Derek Chauvin verdict and the frightening criminalization of protest:

This group is reimagining public safety and dreaming up a more just future. Friend, Yesterday in Minnesota, Derek Chauvin was officially deemed guilty of murdering George Floyd. Minutes before that verdict, in Ohio, police killed a 16-year-old Black girl who ha…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
April 20, 2021 at 7:17 PM

Re: The Detroit Police Chief ran to FOX to call for my resignation.

Report after report cites DPD’s harmful treatment of Black Lives Matter protestors. Friend, We need leaders who are willing to dream big and fight to change a broken system that has, for hundreds of years, oppressed and killed Black and brown people. Last week,…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 19, 2021 at 6:16 PM

The Detroit Police Chief ran to FOX to call for my resignation.

Report after report cites DPD’s harmful treatment of Black Lives Matter protestors. Friend, We continue to see death after death of Black people at the hands of police officers with no meaningful accountability for the officers or departments involved. We’ve se…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
April 18, 2021 at 4:41 PM

Re: We’re fighting back against GOP attempts to disenfranchise millions of voters

Voter suppression is alive and well in battleground states across the country. Friend, In 2020, Michigan voters turned out in record numbers and elected President Biden by a difference of over 154,000 votes. In response, Michigan Republicans have introduced near…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 17, 2021 at 3:43 PM

Fight back against these racist attempts to suppress the vote:

Voter suppression is alive and well in battleground states across the country. Friend, Voter suppression is alive and well in battleground states across the country. Right now in Michigan, there’s a massive Republican push to disenfranchise voters, just like we …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 13, 2021 at 4:40 PM

People without internet have been left behind during the pandemic

During the pandemic, people without high-speed internet access have been left behind. Friend, During the pandemic, people without high-speed internet access have been left behind—particularly low-income communities and communities of color. High-speed internet …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 11, 2021 at 3:05 PM

Re: Ramadan’s coming up, and this soup kitchen is serving people in need

Together, we’ve raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for nonprofits in and around Detroit and across the country. Friend, I wanted to make sure you saw my email below, requesting donations for a local soup kitchen during this urgent time of need. For 35 years…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 10, 2021 at 2:33 PM

This month, we’re highlighting a nonprofit soup kitchen that’s been serving hot meals for the past 35 years

Together, we’ve raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for nonprofits in and around Detroit and across the country. For 35 years, the Muslim Center’s Soup Kitchen in Detroit has never missed serving a meal, providing all individuals―regardless of race, reli…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 9, 2021 at 3:35 PM

The CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 320-to-1. This bill will change that.

In the past 40 years, average workers’ pay rose by just 13%. SIGN NOW: Become a grassroots co-signer of the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act to raise workers’ wages and ensure wealthy corporations are paying their fair share. ADD YOUR NAME Friend,…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 8, 2021 at 6:48 PM

Update re: disparities in vaccine access

Black communities face structural barriers to vaccine access Friend, More vaccines are coming to state and local governments! Have you gotten yours yet? My home state of Michigan is among those experiencing a coronavirus surge, but we just opened up vaccinatio…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 6, 2021 at 7:43 PM

Add your name to strengthen our democracy

We finally have a chance to correct one of our nation’s greatest civil rights injustices. SIGN NOW: Support D.C. statehood to fulfill the promise of democracy, end taxation without representation, and correct a racial injustice. ADD YOUR NAME …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 3, 2021 at 3:22 PM

Sign now to demand equitable vaccine distribution in the U.S. and Palestine

The same people who’ve been disproportionately harmed by the pandemic are left behind in accessing vaccinations. Friend, Across the United States and the world, the pandemic has worsened and exposed pre-existing racial disparities. Now, the same people who’ve be…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 8:35 PM

Re: Will we have the resources to grow our democracy in the face of relentless right-wing voter suppression?

Together, we’re fighting for a future where we not only survive, but thrive. Friend, While we’re fighting for policies that uplift millions of people during and beyond the pandemic, the GOP is focused on suppressing our votes and our voices. They are interested…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 2:43 PM

Will we have the resources to grow our democracy in the face of relentless right-wing voter suppression?

Together, we’re fighting for a future where we not only survive, but thrive. Friend, Whether it’s fighting for a $15 minimum wage, water as a human right, or recurring monthly survival checks for people and families, our grassroots movement for change relies on …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 30, 2021 at 3:17 PM

Nearing the end of Women’s History Month

I’m honored to be part of a legacy of progressive women changemakers. Friend, As Women’s History Month draws to a close, I’m honored to be part of a legacy of progressive women changemakers. Carrying that legacy forward, this month we launched our Rooted in Co…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 29, 2021 at 6:31 PM

End outrageous CEO pay

Together, let’s strengthen our democracy and combat Wall Street attacks. Friend, Millionaires and billionaires have never had it so good. According to new data, the U.S. has added 50 new billionaires since the pandemic began.1 At the same time, tens of millions …
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
March 28, 2021 at 3:31 PM

Update from a new report: Rashida Tlaib is a very effective lawmaker

According to a new report, in just her first term in office, Rep. Rashida Tlaib ranked as the second most effective lawmaker among the Michigan House delegation. Friend, According to a new report, in just her first term in office, Rep. Rashida Tlaib ranked as th…
  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…
  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-…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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,…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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: …
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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,…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…