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  Team Rashida · [email protected]
August 18, 2021 at 6:14 PM

Urgent: Haiti relief efforts

Recent earthquake and tropical storm in Haiti — how you can help Over the weekend, a devastating earthquake killed and injured thousands of people in Haiti, who then faced a tropical storm. If you can, please donate to FOKAL, a trusted Haitian-led group on th…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 16, 2021 at 4:43 PM

Social Security is 86 years old -- but for the last 50 years, Congress has failed to act to increase its modest benefits.

Over the years, we’ve expanded Social Security to cover surviving spouses and children, and people with disabilities. Now, it’s time to expand Social Security again. Friend, Eighty-six years ago, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law―and for 86 y…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
August 13, 2021 at 3:44 PM

Our allies are coming to Rashida’s defense

Allies and journalists are speaking up in defense of Rashida. Friend, Right-wing outlets and Islamophobes are twisting and manipulating Rashida’s words in a disgusting new attack. This is an attempt to silence Palestinian voices and distract from the Israeli gov…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 12, 2021 at 6:46 PM

Sign if you agree: All Americans deserve an equal voice in elections

Disabled veterans are pushing the Senate to pass the For the People Act to protect voting rights. Friend, Millions of people with disabilities, including many military veterans, will have their right to vote taken away by Republican-run state governments—unless …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 9, 2021 at 6:19 PM

It’s time to invest in our care economy

We have an opportunity to support caregivers, people with disabilities, and older adults in need. The care economy is the foundation of our economy, supporting millions of seniors and people with disabilities. At the same time, care workers―who are predomina…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 8, 2021 at 3:21 PM

Re: Merch: Justice from Detroit to Gaza

Our newest addition to our campaign store is a 100% recyclable, high-grade aluminum water bottle made in the U.S. Friend, As the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress, my mere presence is a reminder to my colleagues that Palestinian rights matter.…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
August 7, 2021 at 4:59 PM

Merch: Justice from Detroit to Gaza

Our newest addition to our campaign store is a 100% recyclable, high-grade aluminum water bottle made in the U.S. Friend, From Detroit to Gaza, Rashida is fighting for the rights of all people. Now, you can join her in speaking truth to power by wearing your val…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 5, 2021 at 7:24 PM

Sign if you agree: corporate union-busting is unacceptable

Help protect our right to form unions, and hold corporations accountable for worker intimidation and retaliation. Friend, Today, we lost a leader in our shared fight for workers' rights and wages—AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Trumka understood, like many com…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
August 4, 2021 at 6:30 PM

A big day for progressives in Michigan:

Together, we’re fighting for representation in government and electing leaders who are truly Rooted in Community. Friend, Yesterday was a big day for progressives in Michigan! This year, we trained candidates through our inaugural Rooted in Community Campaign Sc…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 31, 2021 at 8:05 PM

Re: This is what we mean when we say Rashida is fighting for us:

Even before the pandemic, Rashida’s district was in crisis mode, living paycheck to paycheck. Friend, I hope you saw the email from my team earlier. The three tweets they highlighted from the past month give you an idea of what we’re fighting for, together. Rig…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
July 31, 2021 at 2:46 PM

These tweets say so much:

Even before the pandemic, Rashida’s district was in crisis mode, living paycheck to paycheck. Friend, When we say Rashida is fighting for us every day, here’s what we’re talking about: Rashida Tlaib @RashidaTlaib Just spoke on the House …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 30, 2021 at 5:07 PM

Enough is enough. We deserve better.

States including Michigan are flooding, the west is burning, and infrastructure around the country is crumbling. For my birthday this past week, I went through old photos and found this one of me with my cousin: Growing up, I thought air pollution in my Detroi…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 29, 2021 at 5:29 PM

Our government must serve the people, not billionaires

While billionaires’ wealth skyrockets, people are falling into poverty. Friend, Jeff Bezos, the richest person on the planet, nearly doubled his net worth during the pandemic. Meanwhile, millions of Americans fell into poverty, including Amazon employees who wo…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 28, 2021 at 4:05 PM

[take action] Demand Congress fund buses, not Bezos

Billionaires must pay their fair share to end poverty and ensure everyone has safe housing, clean water, and air. "We demand Congress make billionaires and millionaires pay their fair share to fully invest in public transit nationwide. Americans want money f…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
July 27, 2021 at 3:49 PM

One week until Election Day: How 2021 impacts the next congressional and presidential elections

With one week until Election Day in Michigan, we’re putting all of our energy behind direct voter contact. Friend, Rashida is fighting in Congress to demilitarize the police, ban the use of racist facial recognition technology, and protect the civil rights and li…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 25, 2021 at 2:25 PM

RE: Help me celebrate my birthday:

The best way to celebrate my birthday is supporting my childhood neighborhood. Friend, I hope you’ve had a good weekend so far! I just wanted to boost the email I sent yesterday, in case you haven’t had a chance to see it. In the past few weeks, many residents …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 24, 2021 at 2:17 PM

Help me celebrate my birthday:

The best way to celebrate my birthday is supporting my childhood neighborhood. For my birthday this July 24th, could you pitch in $24 (or what you can afford) to Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, which serves families in need who live in the Detroit neighborho…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 22, 2021 at 4:41 PM

Sign if you agree: We need a Green New Deal for Public Schools

Right-wing attacks on our public resources have drained funding for the public infrastructure that our communities desperately need. Friend, Due to infrastructure collapses and lots of rain, residents in my majority-Black and low-income district have faced mass…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 20, 2021 at 6:49 PM

Update: Detroit reduces absentee drop boxes just weeks before primary election

Detroit needs an election administrator who makes voting more accessible, which is why I’ve endorsed Denzel McCampbell for City Clerk. Friend, An important election is two weeks from today: the primary for Detroit’s top election administrator. As 2020’s presiden…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
July 19, 2021 at 9:21 PM

Far-right Supreme Court majority made voter suppression easier

The Supreme Court has gutted the Voting Rights Act, enabling more racist attacks on our right to vote. Friend, Did you hear about the Supreme Court’s recent outrageous decision to gut the Voting Rights Act? The Supreme Court’s far-right majority has made it eve…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
July 18, 2021 at 5:16 PM

Re: Trump may be gone, but that hasn’t stopped the GOP from attacking Rashida and the Squad

Rashida wants to defund and abolish ICE, and the right-wing is attacking her for it. Friend, Even with Trump out of office, so-called “rising stars” in the Republican Party are taking pages from his playbook―attacking Rashida and her Squad sisters. Check out th…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
July 17, 2021 at 2:51 PM

Trump may be gone, but that hasn’t stopped the GOP from attacking Rashida and the Squad

Rashida wants to defund and abolish ICE, and the right-wing is attacking her for it. Friend, The Republican National Committee and Fox News are attacking Rashida and her calls to defund and abolish ICE, as part of transforming our country's immigration system.1 …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 16, 2021 at 4:21 PM

Ending the filibuster is our best option to defend our voting rights

We urgently need federal action to counter state-level attacks on our right to vote. Ending the filibuster is our best option to defend our voting rights, and we need President Biden’s leadership to get it done Once again, our voting rights are under attack—…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
July 14, 2021 at 5:37 PM

Re: Supporting women and people of color to run for office

Growing our movement for progressive change: Friend, When there’s an urgent need, you always come through. Over the weekend, you helped raise over $8,600 for seniors in Rashida’s district who’ve been displaced by flooding. Without our support, they would not be …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 13, 2021 at 3:39 PM

Supporting women and people of color to run for office

I’m excited to support my neighbors as they fight for transformative progressive change. Friend, When I knock down barriers, I make sure to keep the door open behind me. That means not just encouraging and training women and people of color to run for office―but…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 10, 2021 at 4:58 PM

Elders need our urgent support to recover from flooding damage

Massive flooding in Detroit has displaced a group of seniors who urgently need our help. Friend, Recently, our majority-Black and low-wealth district experienced devastating flooding, which demonstrated how communities like ours are disproportionately impacted du…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 8, 2021 at 3:34 PM

Sign the petition: Republicans are attacking Black History education. We MUST stop their racist agenda

In a backlash against our growing racial justice movement, Republicans across the country are trying to ban any talk of race and racism in schools. Friend, In a backlash against our growing racial justice movement, Republicans across the country are trying to b…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
July 7, 2021 at 7:54 PM

Rashida is under attack:

Rashida will not stop fighting for her residents and marginalized people everywhere. Friend, As Rashida fights back against racist policies that, for generations, have oppressed Black and brown communities, she’s facing unrelenting attacks by Republicans who wan…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 2, 2021 at 4:21 PM

SIGN NOW: Demand U.S. taxpayer dollars not be used to terrorize and oppress Palestinians.

130 Palestinians were given 21 days to evacuate and demolish their own homes or pay a $6,000 fine to the Israeli government. The Israeli government has continued its demolition of Palestinian homes and businesses in East Jerusalem. Demand U.S. taxpayer dollar…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
June 30, 2021 at 9:42 PM

The number of contributors and dollars raised is a huge indicator of strength for any candidate and political movement -- especially progressives like Rashida.

Rashida doesn’t accept corporate PAC money. She relies on contributions from thousands of supporters like you, Friend. Friend, Every day, Rashida holds the powerful to account. That’s why the right-wing is out to get her―to protect their billionaire profits and …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 30, 2021 at 2:44 PM

This week: Water is a Human Right

Together, we’re demanding Congress utilize this once-in-a-generation opportunity to address inequalities that have plagued Black and brown communities and low-income communities for hundreds of years. Friend, I have a big update in our fight for water as a human…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 29, 2021 at 6:23 PM

Massive flooding and tornadoes in Michigan. We need climate action now!

I represent the most polluted zip code in Michigan, where predominantly Black communities have dealt with high rates of asthma and other respiratory conditions for decades. Friend, Over the weekend, massive rainfall overwhelmed the city of Detroit and Wayne Coun…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 27, 2021 at 3:51 PM

[signatures needed] A new bill would transform our energy system to be just, equitable, anti-racist, and climate- and disaster-resilient.

We’re facing a massive utility shutoff crisis, which disproportionately affects communities of color and low-wealth communities. We’re facing a massive utility shutoff crisis, which disproportionately affects communities of color and low-wealth communities.…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 25, 2021 at 6:51 PM

No more pinkwashing

Corporations changing their logos to rainbows while funding transphobic and homophobic politicians is NOT liberation. Friend, This Pride month, you’ve likely seen a lot of corporations selling rainbow merch or changing their logos to include rainbows. While this…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 24, 2021 at 6:05 PM

Re: We need outspoken advocacy for Palestinian rights in Congress

In the month since late May’s ceasefire, Israel’s government has attacked, killed, and arrested many Palestinians. Friend, Thank you so much for your support as we work to end oppression in the U.S. and around the world. My team sent an email yesterday outlini…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
June 23, 2021 at 8:33 PM

As the illegal occupation continues, we cannot turn away. Please read:

In the month since late May’s ceasefire, Israel’s government has attacked, killed, and arrested many Palestinians. Friend, The struggle for justice for Palestinians is far from over. Unfortunately, Israel’s government has continued to demonstrate why a ceasefir…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 21, 2021 at 4:21 PM

fight back against USPS cuts

There’s a public comment period that ends tomorrow, Tuesday June 22nd. Submit your official comment to defend the USPS before tomorrow’s deadline: "I oppose Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s plan to permanently slow down the mail and undermine the USPS." …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 19, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Today is Juneteenth & the fight for liberation continues:

To truly reckon with our history, we must take action and address the continuous, systemic impacts of slavery. Friend, Today is Juneteenth, a holiday marking the day in 1865—two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation—when 250,000 enslaved Black peo…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
June 18, 2021 at 4:52 PM

Re: Can you help me & Ilhan fight back against increased threats?

As the first Muslim women in Congress, Ilhan and I have had to defend our very existence. Can you help us fight back against increasing attacks? Friend, As the first and only Muslim women of color in Congress, Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar are facing increas…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 17, 2021 at 6:09 PM

Fight back against harassment of women of color in Congress

As the first Muslim women in Congress, Ilhan and I have had to defend our very existence. Can you help us fight back against increasing attacks? Friend, My sister in service Rep. Ilhan Omar has the courage to call out human rights abuses, no matter who is respons…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 16, 2021 at 3:10 PM

I ran for office because I want our government to reflect the will of the people.

This month, Michigan advanced bills that will make it harder for people to vote, especially Black and brown people. Friend, The Republican Party is trying to destroy our democracy. Ever since Black people could vote in this country, the right-wing has tried to …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 15, 2021 at 3:03 PM

One bus reduces the carbon of 40 cars. Just imagine what a zero emission bus fleet could do to combat the climate crisis.

I represent one of the most polluted zip codes in Michigan, where we live in the shadows of Marathon Oil’s largest refinery in the country. “We demand a zero emission transit policy now, including zero emission bus fleets nationwide.” ADD YOUR NAME …
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
June 13, 2021 at 2:30 PM

Re: Black and brown LGBTQ+ people are the reason why Pride exists today

Today marks 5 years since one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings, at Orlando’s LGBTQ+ Pulse nightclub. Friend, Did you get a chance to see Rashida’s email yesterday? We’re honoring Pride month and the 5-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting by suppo…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 12, 2021 at 3:13 PM

Black and brown LGBTQ+ people are the reason why Pride exists today

Today marks 5 years since one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings, at Orlando’s LGBTQ+ Pulse nightclub. Friend, Today marks 5 years since one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings, at Orlando’s LGBTQ+ Pulse nightclub. The LGBTQ+ community is still not safe, espe…
  Rooted in Community Leadership PAC · [email protected]
June 10, 2021 at 9:23 PM

Re: A more inclusive future, where our elected officials look like us and represent our voices >>

We created the Rooted in Community Leadership PAC to train and support candidates, and give young people the tools to organize in their local communities. Friend, Before Rashida was elected to Congress, she was not only a State Representative, she was an activist…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 9, 2021 at 4:19 PM

A more inclusive future, where our elected officials look like us and represent our voices >>

We created the Rooted in Community Leadership PAC to train and support candidates, and give young people the tools to organize in their local communities. Friend, Together, we’re not only changing the face of politics; we’re changing the way our government repres…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
June 6, 2021 at 3:49 PM

Re: Updates about our progress in the fight for justice:

Our team has been busy these past few months, addressing injustice through bold policies and staying rooted in community. Friend, Did you get a chance to see Rashida’s email from yesterday? She sent an update about what she’s been up to the past few months with …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 5, 2021 at 4:10 PM

Updates about our progress in the fight for justice:

Our team has been busy these past few months, addressing injustice through bold policies and staying rooted in community. Friend, This Pride Month, my heart is with everyone fighting for collective liberation. I see you and love you. Especially as more states tar…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 3, 2021 at 5:34 PM

Re: The GOP is attacking Rashida for calling out our racist police system

The RNC launched an ad campaign attacking Rashida and her work for racial justice. Friend, I represent people who are afraid to be pulled over by the police, because they are scared that they could be murdered. Everyone needs to feel safe in our country, and ri…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
June 2, 2021 at 5:16 PM

The GOP is attacking Rashida for calling out our racist police system

The RNC launched an ad campaign attacking Rashida and her work for racial justice. Friend, The RNC has launched an ad campaign attacking Rashida and her work for racial justice. They’re fear-mongering, calling Rashida part of the “radical left” for pointing out …