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  Team Rashida · [email protected]
May 12, 2023 at 5:05 PM

stand up to attempts to silence Palestinian voices

U.S.-funded apartheid John, Nine human rights and community organizations planned an event this week to recognize the Nakba on Capitol Hill. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy tried to silence them and the Palestinian Americans who came to share their stories o…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 11, 2023 at 5:25 PM

1 year since Israeli assassination of Palestinian American journalist Shireen

Hold Israel accountable. John, Today we commemorate one year since the Israeli military murdered Shireen Abu Akleh, a beloved Palestinian American journalist. We honor Shireen by continuing to tell the truth, which she did every day by exposing Israel’s human r…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 9, 2023 at 8:04 PM

Re: You can help reunite families for Mother’s Day:

The immoral and unconstitutional practice of money bail is keeping families apart this Mother’s Day. John, Sunday is Mother’s Day. And one way you can celebrate and honor mothers is by donating to post bail for mothers, Black women, and gender non-conforming peop…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 8, 2023 at 8:21 PM

Help needed: Moms are in jail because they can’t afford bail

The immoral and unconstitutional practice of money bail is keeping families apart this Mother’s Day. John, Each year, families are kept apart on Mother’s Day because of the United States’ immoral and unconstitutional practice of money bail. This system punishes p…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 7, 2023 at 3:08 PM

Re: [sign now] Stop criminalizing dissent!

Support activists and our right to protest. John, We’re witnessing frightening examples of a national trend to militarize police and to silence dissent. In Georgia, police shot and killed an activist known as Tortuguita with at least 57 bullets. Tortuguita was …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 6, 2023 at 2:51 PM

Drop terrorism charges against Cop City activists

Support activists and our right to protest. John, Georgia decision-makers are trying to take away our First Amendment right to protest. Activists have been protesting attempts to build a $90 million training center for militarizing police, which would include a…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 5, 2023 at 6:43 PM

Reproductive justice and the right to sovereignty over our own bodies

Abortion is healthcare. John, Right-wing attacks on abortion in the U.S. have escalated, but we have good news for now: The Supreme Court has temporarily protected access to mifepristone, one of the two drugs that have been proven safe for decades and used for t…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 4, 2023 at 4:30 PM

RE: From abortion rights to gun control: What we’ve accomplished in Michigan, thanks to you

Last election, RIC PAC donated more than $128,000 to progressive candidates and organizations. John, Last year, our campaign overcame more than $1 million in outside money to win our re-election and continue speaking truth to power. But most progressive campaigns…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 3, 2023 at 6:46 PM

Thanks to you, we won a progressive trifecta in Michigan

Last election, RIC PAC donated more than $128,000 to progressive candidates and organizations. John, Together, we’re building power in the halls of Congress and in state legislatures across the country. Last year, in Michigan, our Rooted in Community Leadership …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 2, 2023 at 7:53 PM

Sign if you agree: Undergoing a medically necessary procedure should never haunt someone financially. It has no place on a credit report.

Healthcare is a human right. John, Healthcare is a human right. But our country’s broken healthcare system prioritizes profits over people, forcing millions of U.S. residents into crippling debt just to afford the care they need. Nearly one in five adults in th…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 28, 2023 at 8:14 PM

Re: The House just passed a dangerous resolution to increase support for Israel.

More Democrats are aligning with Palestinian rights. John, This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to show increasing support for Israel, all while Israel descends further into fascism. We have to end U.S. military aid to Israel’s apart…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 27, 2023 at 7:50 PM

end U.S. military aid to Israel’s apartheid regime:

More Democrats are aligning with Palestinian rights. John, Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to encourage deepening support for Israel and expanding the Abraham Accords, Trump-era agreements between Israel and Arab countries that i…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 24, 2023 at 8:58 PM

Call on Attorney General: Protect press freedom

This case could criminalize the very act of journalism. John, I am leading a fight to protect the freedom of the press. That's why I organized a letter from members of Congress to the U.S. Department of Justice to drop charges against Julian Assange. While Pre…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 21, 2023 at 6:56 PM

Tell Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack: Reject this Trump-era mining operation on Native land

Protect this Indigenous sacred site: John, The San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona have held ceremonies at Oak Flat for hundreds if not thousands of years. These ceremonies are still being held today by the Tribe and the area should be protected. However, the Tr…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 20, 2023 at 7:51 PM

[take action] Demand the Biden administration protect Oak Flat from a notorious mining company

Protect this Indigenous sacred site: John, The Biden administration will be deciding soon whether to follow-through with a Trump-era fast-tracked mining project on Native land, known as Oak Flat in Arizona's Tonto National Forest. In the late 1800s, Indigenous …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 18, 2023 at 2:41 PM

Fighting the “Polluters Over People Act,” passed by House Republicans

I’m not backing down in the fight for our right to breathe clean air and drink clean water. John, MAGA House Republicans passed legislation dubbed the “Polluters Over People Act,” which would gut environmental protections so corporate polluters can profit from …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 15, 2023 at 1:50 PM

Fighting for racial justice:

Pardons for cannabis possession now. John, After years of activism and hearing from members of Congress like me, President Biden announced that he would pardon federal marijuana convictions. It's been time to do what is right! But people still have to apply fo…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 14, 2023 at 7:03 PM

Re: the U.S. government funds Israeli apartheid:

Too many are silent, but I continue to speak up. John, As the top provider of military funding to Israel, the U.S. has helped perpetuate Israel’s apartheid regime and ongoing massacres of Palestinians -- including last week’s bombs on Gaza. This year marks 75 …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 13, 2023 at 8:54 PM

Palestinians deserve to live

Too many are silent, but I continue to speak up. John, After recent violent raids on West Bank villages, the Israeli armed forces did it again. They attacked Palestinians at a holy site during Ramadan and then bombed the captive refugee population in Gaza. For…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 11, 2023 at 7:52 PM

Let’s end Big Pharma’s extortion, which has driven up the price of insulin

I’m co-sponsoring the Insulin for All Act, which would prohibit manufacturers from charging more than $20 for a vial of insulin. John, If a resident in my district traveled just 10 minutes from their home across the border into Canada, they’d find that the aver…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 10, 2023 at 4:44 PM

Re: Responding to attacks on Gaza, the world’s largest open air prison:

Support Palestinian-led organizing today. John, With Israel’s recent bombings on Gaza, it’s more urgent than ever to use our power in the U.S. to stop funding massacres and apartheid. Right now, I want to lift up Adalah Justice Project, a Palestinian-led, U.S-ba…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 8, 2023 at 2:36 PM

Responding to attacks on Gaza, the world’s largest open air prison:

Support Palestinian-led organizing today. John, Israel’s military just bombed Gaza, damaging a children’s hospital while patients were inside.   This bombing came after the apartheid government of Israel brutally beat worshippers at Al Aqsa mosque, destroying th…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 7, 2023 at 11:22 PM

BREAKING: Trump judge tries to ban abortion pill nationwide

A Trump judge just banned a key abortion pill nationwide -- even in states where access to abortion is still legal. John, A Trump-appointed judge in Texas just suspended the FDA's approval of one of the key drugs used for medication abortion (mifepristone). The…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 6, 2023 at 8:15 PM

Re: No one is above the law

History will remember Donald Trump not only as the first president to be impeached twice, but the first president to be charged with a crime. John, I’ve been a leader in the fight to impeach Trump since day one in Congress, and the work we did to impeach him hel…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
April 5, 2023 at 6:27 PM

No one is above the law

History will remember Donald Trump not only as the first president to be impeached twice, but the first president to be charged with a crime. John, Yesterday, twice-impeached former President Donald Trump faced 34 felony criminal charges around his illegal attem…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
March 31, 2023 at 8:59 PM

Deadline: Tonight at midnight

Rashida is unbought and unbossed, speaking truth to power and always centering the communities in her district in the policies she’s fighting for. John, Because Rashida is unafraid to lead on bold issues―from human rights to economic justice to environmental san…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 31, 2023 at 4:09 PM

Re: NEW polls demonstrate more U.S. support for Palestinians

Support Rashida’s courageous leadership to end U.S. funding of the apartheid government of Israel. John, As the only Palestinian-American in Congress, I continue to remind people that our country is funding an apartheid regime that is killing Palestinian childre…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
March 30, 2023 at 6:27 PM

Rashida is leading a massive shift in Congress in support of Palestinian human rights.

Support Rashida’s courageous leadership to end U.S. funding of the apartheid government of Israel. John, Rep. Rashida Tlaib is leading a massive shift in Congress and across the country in support of Palestinian human rights. A recent Gallup poll demonstrates …
  AOC, Ayanna, Cori, Ilhan, Jamaal, and Rashida · [email protected]
March 28, 2023 at 8:46 PM

A message from the Squad Victory Fund

Hi John — AOC, Ayanna, Cori, Ilhan, Jamaal and Rashida here! If you haven’t already heard, all six of us are gearing up to meet a very important deadline at the end of the month. The Federal Elections Committee (FEC) first quarter fundraising deadline is this Friday, John, and we’re …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 27, 2023 at 7:59 PM

Biden considering detaining migrant families

The Biden administration is considering reinstating family detention for migrant families. John, As a child of immigrants, I know how painful it is to experience policies that make one feel less than. So I am angry to hear that the Biden administration is “consi…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 26, 2023 at 3:05 PM

Re: I will not back down amidst attempts to silence me and others in the movement for Palestinian rights.

I am the proud daughter of Palestinian immigrants and the granddaughter of a loving grandmother who’s still living in occupied Palestine. John, I care deeply about my neighbors and the residents of my district, which is why I hosted a recent town hall on how we …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 25, 2023 at 1:49 PM

a right-wing operative targeted me at a town hall last week:

I am the proud daughter of Palestinian immigrants and the granddaughter of a loving grandmother who’s still living in occupied Palestine. John, Recently, a right-wing operative targeted me at a town hall I hosted in my district about the massive power outages ou…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 23, 2023 at 5:12 PM

Re: Celebrate Ramadan by supporting asylum seekers and refugees

Freedom House Detroit is Michigan’s only temporary home and full-service provider for people seeking humanitarian protection. John, Anyone can become a refugee and an asylum seeker. People fleeing persecution deserve support, stability, and dignity—which they can…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 22, 2023 at 4:40 PM

a safe refuge:

Freedom House Detroit is Michigan’s only temporary home and full-service provider for people seeking humanitarian protection. John, Ramadan Kareem to all who are celebrating. Ramadan is the holiest month of the year for our Muslim neighbors here at home and aroun…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 21, 2023 at 9:38 PM

We can’t let right-wing judges undermine our civil rights laws

Defending communities from discrimination and expanding our civil rights laws. John, No one should ever get denied access to the courts for protections. But our federal courts have been stacked with conservative justices who have watered down our country’s core…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 18, 2023 at 3:01 PM

What I’ve been up to this week in my district:

I want to make sure that every family has what they need to thrive, from my community to yours. John, I want to update you on some of the ways I’ve been honored to serve my community lately. I’m in Congress to fight for my neighbors, and we’ve had some recent wi…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 15, 2023 at 8:37 PM

The American people are sick of our government only addressing the interests of the wealthy and corporations

Thank you for fighting by my side as we ensure the voices of our residents, not the Big Banks, are the ones impacting decisions in Washington, DC and in our communities. John, It seems that every time the wealthy and powerful create a financial crisis through th…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 12, 2023 at 3:31 PM

Re: attempts to silence the movement for Palestinian rights:

As violence keeps escalating under Israel’s extremist far-right government, I want the Palestinian people to know that no one can erase our existence. John, We’re only a few months into 2023, and Israeli soldiers have killed at least 65 Palestinians, including o…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 11, 2023 at 3:12 PM

Israeli government official incited genocide against Palestinians:

As violence keeps escalating under Israel’s extremist far-right government, I want the Palestinian people to know that no one can erase our existence. John, Under Israel’s apartheid government, Palestinians are banned from flying the Palestinian flag. But I’m pr…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 10, 2023 at 7:41 PM

1 in 5 children live in poverty in my home state of Michigan

Let’s make sure that Democrats are truly the party of the working class. John, We live in the wealthiest country in the world, yet 63% of U.S. residents live paycheck to paycheck. Many of our neighbors are struggling to put food on the table and are rationing t…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 9, 2023 at 3:31 PM

RE: Our 2023 youth fellows range in age from 14 to 17 and are 100% BIPOC.

Over this 8-month fellowship, they’ll learn community centered organizing and how to stay rooted in the community. JOHN, Before I ran for office, I was a community organizer fighting for racial, social, environmental, and economic justice. One of my inspirations…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 8, 2023 at 10:01 PM

“In the short time I’ve been in this fellowship I have witnessed immense love, strength, struggles, and power.”

Over this 8-month fellowship, they’ll learn community centered organizing and how to stay rooted in the community. John, Young voters turned out in record numbers to fight for critical issues impacting their generation―from the climate crisis to access to higher…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 5, 2023 at 5:19 PM

Re: The Mamas’ Caucus centers mothers in the policies we champion in Congress

Join me in the fight for mothers and working-class families across our country. John, This Women’s History Month, I want to center women of color. I founded the Mamas’ Caucus in Congress -- in partnership with Mothering Justice -- to center and advocate for mot…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 4, 2023 at 2:20 PM

I refuse to accept the status quo.

Join me in the fight for mothers and working-class families across our country. John, This Women’s History Month, I want to recognize how women in our country still face numerous challenges, including the persistent wage gap, the fight for our reproductive right…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 2, 2023 at 8:14 PM

Sign to support the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax

Billionaires avoid paying taxes on the source of their wealth: the increasing value of their stock and other assets. John, This tax season, we need to tax the rich. Wealth inequality is at staggering levels: The 10 richest men on earth have six times more wealt…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
March 1, 2023 at 5:32 PM

Sign if you agree: We need public utilities that are accountable to the people, not shareholders.

Communities across the country faced storms last week, but most of the power outages affected Michigan DTE customers. John, Communities across the country faced storms last week, but most of the brutal power outages were in my state of Michigan. Hundreds of thou…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 26, 2023 at 3:56 PM

Forest defenders in Atlanta against Cop City:

Police want to destroy an Atlanta forest to create a fake city for police to practice militarized tactics against civilians. John, Police are working towards destroying a forest in Atlanta, Georgia to create a fake city for practicing militarized tactics agains…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 24, 2023 at 8:45 PM

Police disproportionately stop, search, arrest, use force against, and kill Black drivers like Tyre Nichols during traffic stops

Make Black communities safer by reducing unnecessary police interactions. John, Tyre Nichols would be alive today if he hadn't been pulled over by aggressive police for driving while Black. Tyre Nichols should be alive today. Officers claimed they pulled him ov…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 23, 2023 at 10:11 PM

This won't be the last catastrophic train derailment, we need to do more

The catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio was preventable. John, Earlier this month, a train carrying explosive, cancer-causing chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio -- poisoning the air, water, and soil. To prevent further explosions, offi…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 21, 2023 at 9:41 PM

Bernie’s new bill to expand Social Security:

Putting seniors and working people first. John, Social Security is the most successful social program in history, having cut poverty among seniors from 50% to 10% -- still too high, but a major improvement over the last 80 years. Republicans claim they want to …