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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 28, 2023 at 5:47 PM

From my family to yours, Eid Mubarak!

To our Muslim neighbors, Eid Mubarak! John, From my family to yours, Eid Mubarak! May you and your family be surrounded with family, love and peace this Eid. Growing up Muslim in one of the most diverse communities, Southwest Detroit, taught me the importance o…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 27, 2023 at 7:48 PM

it’s more urgent than ever to show up in solidarity for LGBTQ+ people:

LGBTQ+ folks deserve protections John, Across the country, lawmakers have introduced and passed a record-breaking number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills. Many target transgender young people and attempt to block access to medically necessary, life-saving care. This is a …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 25, 2023 at 4:04 PM

Re: Let’s support Rep. Cori Bush as she advocates for Palestinian rights

Like me, Cori got her start in grassroots activism before running for public office. John, Rep. Cori Bush has spoken out for Palestinian rights even when it makes her a target. In Congress, she’s led efforts to stop Israel’s forced displacement of Palestinians,…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 24, 2023 at 1:53 PM

Cori Bush is an advocate for Palestinian rights

Like me, Cori got her start in grassroots activism before running for public office. John, My sister in service Rep. Cori Bush has been a fierce advocate for Palestinian rights in Congress, helping to grow the momentum to end U.S. complicity in Israel’s human ri…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 23, 2023 at 9:39 PM

Your education level, zip code, marital status, and credit score shouldn’t determine your auto insurance rates

Become a grassroots co-sponsor of the PAID Act to fight back against systemic racism. John, Auto insurance discrimination keeps our residents in a cycle of poverty. Non driving factors being used in calculating car insurance is just proxy to discriminate agains…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 22, 2023 at 8:11 PM

Modi’s long history of human rights abuses is unacceptable

I’m boycotting Modi’s joint address to Congress. Today, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak before Congress and attend a state dinner with President Biden. It’s shameful that Modi has been given a platform at our nation’s capital. His long history of…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
June 21, 2023 at 11:37 PM

[take action] Workers deserve the right to organize for fair pay and benefits

Workers are rising up, demanding fair pay with benefits. JOHN, Whether it’s in the halls of Congress or in the streets with striking workers, Rep. Rashida Tlaib is an activist-legislator who fights for the rights and wages of working people everywhere. Born and…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 19, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Re: To honor Juneteenth and the ongoing struggle for Black liberation, let’s push for reparations

For Black liberation, the U.S. government must repair and take responsibility for ongoing anti-Black harms. John, Today is Juneteenth, a holiday marking the day in 1865—two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation—when 250,000 enslaved Black people i…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 18, 2023 at 2:06 PM

Support Black men who are fighting the patriarchy, capitalism, and white supremacy.

Father’s Day and Juneteenth John, This Father’s Day and with Juneteenth coming up tomorrow, let’s celebrate Black fathers. I want to lift up Black Men Build, an organization for Black men to heal together, to transform, and to be in service to their communities …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 17, 2023 at 2:20 PM

To honor Juneteenth and the ongoing struggle for Black liberation, let’s push for reparations

For Black liberation, the U.S. government must repair and take responsibility for ongoing anti-Black harms. John, This weekend, I’m celebrating Juneteenth in my home city of Detroit, one of the most beautiful, Blackest cities in the country—where movements for c…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 16, 2023 at 6:34 PM

Re: I need allies by my side

Join me in supporting Rep. Delia Ramirez’s re-election campaign. John, Rep. Delia Ramirez is a critical progressive ally fighting by my side in Congress. Last year, our national movement helped defeat billionaire super PAC money to send Delia to Congress.1 In he…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 15, 2023 at 4:51 PM

Delia doesn’t take corporate PAC money.

Join me in supporting Rep. Delia Ramirez’s re-election campaign. John, Whether it’s in the halls of Congress, at rallies, or at protests in the streets, we all need allies by our side fighting for real systemic change. Rep. Delia Ramirez is the first Latina Cong…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 12, 2023 at 8:37 PM

7 years since the Pulse Nightclub shooting: Our LGBTQ+ community are still under attack

In 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the ERA, which meets the threshold for a constitutional amendment. John, Seven years ago today, the lives of 49 of our LGBTQ+ neighbors were cut short in the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. Unfortun…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 11, 2023 at 3:23 PM

Re: The first Black congresswoman from Pennsylvania:

Summer Lee was able to overcome $4 million in attacks from outside groups. John, Last year AIPAC pumped millions of dollars into Democratic primaries to defeat progressives―particularly Black and brown women who are willing to stand up to the unjust status quo. …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 10, 2023 at 2:21 PM

Send a progressive champion back to Congress to fight for us

Summer Lee was able to overcome $4 million in attacks from outside groups. John, In just her first 5 months in Congress, Rep. Summer Lee has distinguished herself as a critical progressive ally, fighting back against right-wing hate and the unjust status quo. Th…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 9, 2023 at 5:16 PM

Major corporations want our kids working in dangerous meatpacking facilities and construction sites

Both the Labor and Justice Departments can and must sue the state of Iowa and other states that are rolling back laws meant to protect our children from unsafe work conditions. John, Across the country, workers are rising up demanding fair pay with benefits. But…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 8, 2023 at 7:36 PM

Re: “I was very excited to not only learn more about what’s going on in my community, but also to learn about myself”

In the first 5 months of the 2023 youth fellowship, participants have already completed 340 hours of field work in their communities. John, We’re halfway through our 2023 youth fellowship program with our fellows learning critical skills necessary to be leaders i…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 8, 2023 at 12:35 AM

“I was very excited to not only learn more about what’s going on in my community, but also to learn about myself”

In the first 5 months of the 2023 youth fellowship, participants have already completed 340 hours of field work in their communities. JOHN, Even as right-wing hate is attempting to tear our country apart, I am still optimistic about our future. This is because yo…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 6, 2023 at 4:31 PM

Sign Now: Stop the illegitimate Supreme Court from undermining our democracy

Supreme Court accountability: JOHN, The American people deserve a Supreme Court we can trust to be fair and uphold justice for all. But the illegitimate, corrupt, far-right majority on the Supreme Court continues to target our rights and undermine our democracy…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 4, 2023 at 2:06 PM

RE: Jamaal’s courageous leadership on Palestinian rights

Our struggles for justice and liberation are interconnected. JOHN, While visiting the West Bank in 2021, my colleague Rep. Jamaal Bowman met with my sity (grandmother) and was then blocked at a military checkpoint near her house. He experienced in-person what it…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 3, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Jamaal’s courageous leadership on Palestinian rights

Our struggles for justice and liberation are interconnected. JOHN, It’s meaningful to me when my colleagues in Congress take a stand for Palestinian rights, because it requires a lot of political courage in the face of attacks from those who want to maintain the …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 2, 2023 at 4:09 PM

The Senate just passed a bill to overturn Biden’s student loan relief plan.

Student debt is a crisis in our country. JOHN, Last night, I held a community conversation event in my district where a number of residents expressed concern over the education debt crisis in our country and the impacts on their lives. As we were holding this e…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 1, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Republicans want to make Trump tax breaks permanent

MAGA Republicans only care about the rich. JOHN, Last night, MAGA Republicans rammed through a debt ceiling deal that is a direct assault on our communities. It loosens environmental protections, allowing corporate polluters to fast track dirty fossil fuel proje…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 4:28 PM

Update: Dirty Deal in debt ceiling proposal

Together, let’s stop the Dirty Deal. JOHN, This week, Congress must raise the country’s debt ceiling so the government can keep paying its bills and avoid economic catastrophe. But MAGA Republicans—who voted 3 times to raise the debt ceiling with no issues unde…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 28, 2023 at 2:31 PM

RE: Sign if you agree: We need Medicare for All.

I’m proud to fight for Medicare for All. JOHN, No one should have to die because they can’t afford care. No one should be forced to choose between putting food on the table or receiving life-saving treatment. But this is happening to millions of U.S. residents, …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 27, 2023 at 3:07 PM

Sign if you agree: We need Medicare for All.

I’m proud to fight for Medicare for All. JOHN, It’s outrageous that the wealthiest country in the history of the world cannot guarantee health care for its people. Health care is a human right, not a privilege. That’s why we just reintroduced Medicare for All, …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 26, 2023 at 5:20 PM

RE: The special interest group that defeated progressive Rep. Andy Levin >>

Together, we are working to elect candidates who are truly rooted in community. JOHN, In my 2022 re-election campaign, we had to overcome more than $1 million in attacks from outside groups. But that $1 million was a drop in the bucket for interest groups seeking…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 25, 2023 at 11:17 PM

The special interest group that defeated progressive Rep. Andy Levin >>

Together, we are working to elect candidates who are truly rooted in community. JOHN, During the midterm election, anti Palestinian groups like AIPAC and their affiliated super PAC spent over $30 million, mostly in Democratic primaries.[1] If AIPAC’s focus on pri…
  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]
May 24, 2023 at 5:23 PM

Calling somebody a white supremacist isn’t “like calling a person of color the n word”

Representative Greene wasn’t even using a dog whistle — it was a bullhorn, putting a racist target on my back to her MAGA supporters. Hey JOHN, it’s Congressman Jamaal Bowman. I just want to make one thing clear: In her press conference in front of countless rep…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 21, 2023 at 3:32 PM

Re: Sign to Biden: Shut down Line 5 pipeline before it’s too late

A dangerous pipeline must be shut down John, Every day that oil flows through the Line 5 pipeline is a catastrophe risk to the entire Great Lakes region. The aging, deteriorating pipeline trespasses on tribal sovereign lands. And a spill could poison 48 million…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 20, 2023 at 2:16 PM

[signatures needed] Shut down Line 5 pipeline!

A dangerous pipeline must be shut down John, Right now, an old and deteriorating pipeline transports 23 millions of gallons of oil below the Great Lakes each day. This ticking time bomb is known as Line 5, and it’s been illegally operating for two years in viol…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 19, 2023 at 7:11 PM

It’s an honor for me to serve my community in Congress

investing in our communities John, It is an honor for me to serve my community in Congress. Last week, my team and I hosted a Constituent Service Fair, where we helped residents one on one and connected them to the resources they need. Another way I get to serv…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 18, 2023 at 6:54 PM

In states where tipped workers are paid the federal tipped minimum wage of just $2.13 an hour, 18.5% of servers and bartenders live in poverty.

Restaurant workers and all workers simply want an opportunity to thrive. John, Did you know that in just 7 states, tipped workers are paid the same hourly rate as minimum wage workers? But in the rest of the country, including my home state of Michigan, there’s …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 17, 2023 at 8:27 PM

[take action] across the country, millions of people would lose access to live-saving programs and services

In my district alone, breaching the debt limit would threaten Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans health care for nearly 400,000 people. John, MAGA Republicans are playing politics with people’s lives. Recently, I voted against a Republican bill that would, just i…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 15, 2023 at 4:46 PM

[take action] Ensure that Palestinian voices are heard and acknowledged.

When we stay silent, injustice thrives. John, Today is the 75th year that Palestinians have commemorated the Nakba (Arabic for “catastrophe”) on May 15. The stories of trauma and pain of Palestinians who lived through the horrific Nakba have rarely been heard. …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
May 13, 2023 at 5:40 PM

The far-right majority on the Supreme Court continues to target our rights and undermine our democracy.

Supreme Court accountability: John, The American people deserve a Supreme Court we can trust to be fair and uphold justice for all. But the illegitimate, corrupt, far-right majority on the Supreme Court continues to target our rights and undermine our democracy…
  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…