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  Team Rashida · [email protected]
December 18, 2021 at 4:27 PM

Re: End of Year Merch Sale

Check out our “Justice From Detroit to Gaza” clothing line. Friend, Rashida is a trailblazer, as the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress. She’s also a fierce advocate for racial justice and equity―born and raised in Detroit, a city that births m…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
December 17, 2021 at 8:15 PM

End of Year Merch Sale

Check out our “Justice From Detroit to Gaza” clothing line. Friend, Need some new gear for the New Year that makes a statement? We’ve got you covered. Between now and December 31st, you can get 15% off your entire order at Rashida’s campaign store by using code J…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 15, 2021 at 7:58 PM

[sign on] we must reckon with our racist past and present

Yesterday I joined Congressman Jamaal Bowman in a press conference announcing the introduction of his new bill, the African American History Act. Friend, Yesterday I joined Congressman Jamaal Bowman in a press conference announcing the introduction of his new b…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 14, 2021 at 10:23 PM

We’ve got to end student loan debt before February 1st, when student loan payments are set to restart

President Biden should cancel student loan debt—and he can, with the stroke of a pen. Friend, The Biden administration just officially announced that millions of people will need to begin student loan payments again on February 1st. Restarting payments in the …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 12, 2021 at 5:03 PM

Re: Pregnant people need help with abortion access

Abortion funds support low-income people overcome barriers to access to reproductive care, and they need our support more than ever. Friend, Abortion access is already difficult for marginalized people who are underserved by our health system, including low-inco…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 11, 2021 at 4:14 PM

Pregnant people need help with abortion access

Abortion funds support low-income people overcome barriers to access to reproductive care, and they need our support more than ever. Some states like Michigan have anti-abortion laws in place, which would be triggered if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wa…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
December 10, 2021 at 8:56 PM

Re: My new bill will help provide additional income to more than 218 million Americans

Reintroducing critical anti-poverty legislation Friend, Rashida has just reintroduced a bill that will end poverty for more than 3 million children and 9 million families nationwide.1 And, it’ll be paid for through a simple, creative plan known as #MintTheCoin, …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 9, 2021 at 7:47 PM

“the closest plan in Congress to universal basic income”

Reintroducing critical anti-poverty legislation Friend, I represent the third poorest congressional district in the country. So when economists tell us that nearly half of Americans do not have enough cash to cover a $400 emergency expense, my neighbors and my c…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 8, 2021 at 9:34 PM

Reproductive justice now

If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, it will most harm communities already surviving racism and oppression. Please sign if you agree: Now is the time not just to fight back against attacks on Roe v. Wade, but also to fight FOR expanded access to abo…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 4, 2021 at 4:57 PM

Re: Anti-Muslim hatred in the GOP

I am in Congress to create a government that works for all of us. Friend, Increasingly, Islamophobia pervades our culture and our politics. When my Republican colleagues in Congress call me and my sister in service Rep. Ilhan Omar part of the “Jihad Squad,” they…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 3, 2021 at 5:03 PM

You, me, and Ilhan vs. right-wing hate

I am in Congress to create a government that works for all of us. Friend, Anti-Muslim hatred is getting worse. This week, a new video surfaced of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) speaking at a Republican fundraiser, telling a fictional story in which she used Islamop…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 2, 2021 at 7:53 PM

Sign if you agree: It’s time to get rid of the filibuster

Senate Democrats must abolish the filibuster and pass voting rights legislation. Friend, We urgently need federal action to counter state-level attacks on our right to vote. So far this year, Republicans in states across the country have enacted at least 33 law…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 1, 2021 at 9:04 PM

35 million U.S. households will stop receiving monthly payments if the Senate fails to act

If the Senate fails to act, important benefits will get cut off right after the winter holidays and just as heating bills are rising for most of the country. Friend, Each month, 35 million U.S. households are receiving an expanded Child Tax Credit, providing f…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 30, 2021 at 5:29 PM

Re: Hate-fueled harassment won’t silence us

Women of color and marginalized people belong in politics and in power. I won’t back down. Friend, Right now, the GOP is attempting to silence women of color in Congress by threatening us with violence. It’s part of a frightening pattern to undermine our democra…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 29, 2021 at 7:19 PM

Standing up to racist misogyny in Congress

Women of color and marginalized people belong in politics and in power. I won’t back down. Friend, On my very first day of orientation to Congress, I got my first serious death threat—before I was even sworn in. And a lot more hate-fueled harassment followed, as…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 28, 2021 at 4:32 PM

Re: The myth of Thanksgiving

You can help American Indian Health & Family Services provide holistic healthcare Friend, This Thanksgiving weekend is an excellent time to fight colonialism by supporting Indigenous-led organizations. I’m asking you to chip in to American Indian Health &…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 27, 2021 at 2:20 PM

fight colonialism by supporting Indigenous-led organizations:

You can help American Indian Health & Family Services provide holistic healthcare This Thanksgiving weekend, can you help American Indian Health & Family Services provide holistic care for Indigenous communities? CHIP IN NOW Friend, …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 23, 2021 at 6:40 PM

Re: delivering fresh produce to low-income seniors in food deserts:

Peaches & Greens is delivering fresh fruits and vegetables to low-income Detroiters, and they need our support to expand delivery to seniors. If you chip in today, your donation will be DOUBLED, because we’re matching donations dollar-for-dollar up to $7, Frie…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 22, 2021 at 5:08 PM

Low-income seniors deserve fresh fruit and vegetables

Peaches & Greens is delivering fresh fruits and vegetables to low-income Detroiters, and they need our support to expand delivery to seniors. If you chip in today, your donation will be DOUBLED, because we’re matching donations dollar-for-dollar up to $7,…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 21, 2021 at 4:10 PM

Re: The House just passed the most historic investment bill in our lifetime. Now it’s the Senate’s turn to act.

We are making the rich and corporations pay their fair share. Friend, We are one huge step closer to unrigging our tax code to make the rich and corporations start paying their fair share―so we can invest those resources in low-income communities, communities of…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 20, 2021 at 4:27 PM

Big money interests dominate our politics and hurt our families

Every single item included in the House-passed Build Back Better Act is thanks to your hard work and the work of activists across the country. Friend, Together, we fought for once-in-a-generation investments in the American people and we won. Every single progre…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 19, 2021 at 2:58 PM

We just made history. But we’re not done yet.

We are making the rich and corporations pay their fair share. Friend, The U.S. House just took a historic vote―passing investments in our communities like never before in the United States. And this bill is 100% paid for by finally making the rich and corporatio…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 18, 2021 at 7:57 PM

UPDATE: Stellantis is poisoning a majority-Black Detroit neighborhood.

Can you help us hold this corporate polluter accountable for making people sick? Friend, Your advocacy is working. Fiat Chrysler/Stellantis is finally listening. Yesterday, we held Stellantis accountable, with supporters tweeting directly at this corporate poll…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 17, 2021 at 5:34 PM

environmental racism: our communities are not dumping grounds

Three air quality violations in the past month and a half. It’s time to enforce action. Friend, It happens over and over again in Black and brown communities across the country: corporate polluters treat our neighborhoods like dumping grounds, and rarely face go…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 15, 2021 at 7:09 PM

we can change people’s lives immediately on the ground no matter what’s happening in Congress

How we’ve made government work for the people lately: Friend, The heart and soul of my public service is staying rooted in my community. Regardless of what’s happening in Congress, we can change people’s lives immediately on the ground by supporting constituents…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 14, 2021 at 3:40 PM

[take action] Become a grassroots co-sponsor of this critical legislation to protect and expand Social Security >>

Social Security supports 65 million Americans each year―and it provides the majority of income for about 40% of beneficiaries. Become a grassroots co-sponsor of the Social Security 2100 Act―the signature piece of legislation this session of Congress to prote…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 13, 2021 at 4:52 PM

Re: Rashida has two opponents. Maybe more.

The Democratic establishment and the ultra-wealthy are coming after Rashida. Friend, In every single campaign of mine, I’ve run as if I’m 5 points behind (and sometimes I was!). I never take people’s votes for granted. With at least two candidates intending to …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 12, 2021 at 3:28 PM

We can’t let the fossil fuel industry keep writing our laws.

People at the frontlines of the climate crisis must be included in climate policymaking, not the corporate polluters who’ve been causing the crisis! Sign if you agree: People at the frontlines of the climate crisis must be included in climate policymaking, …
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
November 10, 2021 at 8:47 PM

Rashida has two opponents. Maybe more.

The Democratic establishment and the ultra-wealthy are coming after Rashida. Friend, With one year until Election Day, the Democratic establishment and the rich and powerful are, again, coming for Rashida. Throughout her career, Rashida has stood up to billiona…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 4, 2021 at 6:15 PM

Have you heard what’s back in the Build Back Better Act?

No more waiting. Our country deserves real change now. Friend, We have big news on the Build Back Better Act. Not only is the House planning to vote on the bill this week, but paid family & medical leave and Medicare drug price negotiations are back in! Bo…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
November 3, 2021 at 9:20 PM

Exciting local election wins this week!

We deserve a government that works for all of us. Friend, This week, people across the country came out to vote in important local elections. While the national media is focused on Democratic losses in Virginia, we’re seeing a number of exciting election wins a…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
October 31, 2021 at 3:32 PM

Re: We will not be silenced by hate

This week, a Fox News host disrespected me and my parents with racist xenophobia, claiming that I hate our country—as if I don’t belong here. Friend, Rashida’s facing new racist and xenophobic attacks because of her presence in Congress as a Muslim, Palestinian…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 30, 2021 at 4:13 PM

We will not be silenced by hate

This week, a Fox News host disrespected me and my parents with racist xenophobia, claiming that I hate our country—as if I don’t belong here. Friend, This week, a Fox News host disrespected me and my parents with racist xenophobia, claiming that I hate our coun…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 28, 2021 at 8:58 PM

I am standing in solidarity with my district and millions of Americans who voted for and are demanding critical investments in our future.

We can and must continue to fight for and deliver an agenda for our communities and our families―not the insurance companies, Big Pharma, and Big Oil. Friend, I will not sell out my district by voting on an infrastructure bill that was written by the fossil fuel…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 27, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Housing is infrastructure

Our crucial investments in housing may be cut this week as members of Congress negotiate a deal on the Build Back Better Act Friend, Where in the U.S. can a person earning minimum wage and working full-time actually afford to rent a place? Zero counties in the U…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 26, 2021 at 5:29 PM

Together, we’re fighting alongside champions such as Senate Finance Committee Chair Bernie Sanders to ensure our priorities don’t get cut from the Build Back Better legislation at the last minute.

Medicare negotiating drug prices would save taxpayers nearly $500 billion, which can be put toward Medicare expansion. Friend, Healthcare is a right, not a privilege. That’s why we’re fighting to expand Medicare to include dental, hearing, and vision coverage, a…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 24, 2021 at 4:15 PM

Re: This race is critical to fighting back against racist attempts to suppress the voices of Black and brown voters

I’m personally campaigning with Denzel, making phone calls and knocking on doors. Friend, Detroit continues to be singled out as a target for racist attacks on our voting rights. But instead of fighting against these attacks, our current City Clerk is making it H…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 23, 2021 at 4:10 PM

This race is critical to fighting back against racist attempts to suppress the voices of Black and brown voters

I’m personally campaigning with Denzel, making phone calls and knocking on doors. Friend, Michigan voters are headed to the polls in just 10 days, in elections that have both national and local implications. In Detroit, our ally Denzel McCampbell is running for …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 21, 2021 at 6:08 PM

Sign now to stop deportations of Black asylum-seekers

The Biden administration has deported more than 7,000 Haitian migrants in the past month. Friend, You may have seen the horrific images of Customs and Border Protection officers terrorizing Black Haitian migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The cruel mistreatment…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 19, 2021 at 7:21 PM

Sign now to demand that President Biden take urgent climate action—before it’s too late.

Activists are demanding President Biden act on climate, ahead of the UN climate summit in November. Friend, We have a narrow window of time to stop irreversible harm to our climate. Without urgent action, the fossil fuel industry will continue to drive climate…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 16, 2021 at 4:21 PM

Support Indigenous survivors healing from violence

Indigenous sovereignty and safety It’s time to end the ongoing epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two spirit people (also referred to as MMIWG2). We’ve got to draw attention to this crisis and direct resources to Indigenous leaders …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 14, 2021 at 5:21 PM

Indigenous leaders & allies across the country have come together for #PeopleVsFossilFuels

Can you show solidarity with activists in a historic People vs. Fossil Fuels week of action? Friend, From droughts to destructive megafires to devastating floods, the fossil-fueled climate emergency is already disrupting millions of lives. All of us are feeling …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 13, 2021 at 2:52 PM

Water as a human right is one of the most pressing issues in my district and across the country

As we’ve knocked on doors in our district, a recurring theme we’re hearing from residents is the lack of access to clean drinking water. Friend, Water is a human right. At home in my Michigan district, I’ve seen how many people struggle to access the most basic …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 11, 2021 at 1:58 PM

Celebrating Indigenous resistance today

Friend, Today is Indigenous People’s Day—an opportunity to celebrate and honor Indigenous resistance. A new report from Indigenous Environmental Network found that Indigenous resistance has stopped or delayed greenhouse gas pollution equivalent to at least 1/4 …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 9, 2021 at 3:43 PM

Re: Sign now: We must keep the Build Back Better Act as bold and robust as possible

Members of Congress are negotiating on the Build Back Better agenda right now. Friend, Right now, we have a window of opportunity to make the big, progressive changes that people and our planet desperately need. We must act. But conservative Democratic Senators…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 7, 2021 at 5:55 PM

This is how Republicans have been beating us for years >>

Whether it was being the first Muslim woman elected to the Michigan State Legislature or being one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, my whole career has been about breaking down barriers—and then keeping the doors wide open behind me for more Friend, …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 6, 2021 at 5:03 PM

fighting for the bold, progressive priorities we promised the American people

Members of Congress are negotiating on the Build Back Better agenda right now. Friend, Over the past week, progressive members of Congress successfully held strong to fight for transformative changes that people urgently need. Our Build Back Better Act would se…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 1, 2021 at 3:53 PM

What we’re fighting for is nothing short of our entire agenda.

The American people elected Joe Biden president and Democrats to Congress on the promise of addressing the climate crisis, expanding Medicare to include dental, hearing and vision, to lower prescription drug prices, and so much more. Friend, Last night, progressi…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 30, 2021 at 2:22 PM

re: make-or-break vote

Right now, we have a chance to make our society work for everyone, not just the wealthy few. Friend, We’re at a critical moment. Our entire Build Back Better agenda and progressive priorities are in jeopardy if we don’t defeat the so-called bipartisan infrastru…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 29, 2021 at 8:05 PM

TOMORROW: make-or-break vote

Right now, we have a chance to make our society work for everyone, not just the wealthy few. Friend, Right now, we’re at a critical juncture. We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to tackle the climate crisis and make our society work for everyone, not just t…