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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 3, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Re: Tell the CEOs of Ford, GM, and Stellantis: Meet workers’ demands!

This Labor Day weekend, stand with UAW workers. The United Auto Workers contract is set to expire in just 11 days on September 14th. Recently, 97% of auto workers who work for the Big Three―Ford, GM, and Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler)―voted to authorize a st…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 2, 2023 at 2:43 PM

[take action] Republicans want us to work until we die.

Before Social Security, 50% of seniors lived in poverty. John, Republicans want us to work until we die. Life expectancy in the U.S. has decreased in recent years, impacting communities of color the most. Black and Indigenous folks now have life expectancies th…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 1, 2023 at 8:53 PM

This Labor Day, support Mothering Justice’s advocacy for working mothers

This Labor Day, we’re fighting for policies that working mothers need. John, As we head into Labor Day weekend, let’s lift up working mothers. Moms make just 62 cents for every dollar dads make. We often face bias, career interruptions and lower pay after having…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 31, 2023 at 9:28 PM

People need power during extreme heat waves:

This summer, deadly heat waves have swept our nation, endangering millions struggling with unaffordable utility bills. John, This summer, deadly heat waves have swept our nation, endangering millions struggling with unaffordable utility bills. No one should ha…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 30, 2023 at 4:48 PM

Sign to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable:

The Department of Justice can sue the fossil fuel industry for misleading the public about climate change. John, Fossil fuels are the driver of the climate emergency, including extreme climate-driven weather events such as this summer’s deadly heat waves, hurri…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 29, 2023 at 8:27 PM

Ayanna and I are fighting for racial justice

Ayanna is focused on dismantling systems of oppression and advancing racial justice. John, My sister in service Ayanna Pressley is one of the strongest champions for racial justice in Congress today. She’s bold. She’s effective. She’s committed.   And that’s w…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 27, 2023 at 3:54 PM

Re: One year of the congressional Mamas’ Caucus

Making sure that mothers have a seat at the table where policy decisions are being made. John, I founded the Congressional Mamas’ Caucus a year ago. We’re centering mothers of color in the policies we champion in Congress, from reducing poverty and closing the r…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 26, 2023 at 2:30 PM

One year of the congressional Mamas’ Caucus

Making sure that mothers have a seat at the table where policy decisions are being made. John, We just celebrated the one-year anniversary of the congressional Mamas’ Caucus, which I founded to advocate for mothers of color and working families. We’re making sur…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 25, 2023 at 7:53 PM

UAW workers are preparing to go on strike. Let’s have their backs!

Fighting for the rights and wages of working people everywhere. John, Auto workers are preparing to go on strike. The current UAW (United Auto Workers) contract expires on September 14, and workers are demanding fair pay with benefits and an end to two-tiered …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 22, 2023 at 6:50 PM

Re: Join the urgent call to ban racist facial recognition technology:

Sign today to support the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act John, A Black woman, 8 months pregnant, was falsely arrested due to racist facial recognition technology. This technology discriminates against Black and brown people, and it’…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 21, 2023 at 6:11 PM

Join the urgent call to ban racist facial recognition technology:

Sign today to support the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act John, Porcha Woodruff was 8 months pregnant and getting her daughters ready for school when police officers arrested her at her home and detained her for 11 hours, where she wa…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
August 18, 2023 at 7:21 PM

Re: It's back to school season: Time to give back

Rashida is a public servant who’s rooted in her community. Can you donate to our school supplies fund today to support families in need? All donations to this fund will go to school-supply drives for students in Michigan’s 12th congressional district. …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 17, 2023 at 7:24 PM

Let's make sure every child has school supplies:

Rashida is a public servant who’s rooted in her community. John, “Being one of 14 children during back to school season was very difficult for my immigrant parents. We would definitely use our backpacks for multiple years and share clothes, but there was always …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 15, 2023 at 8:29 PM

Re: Teaching Black history and the truth about slavery [signatures needed]

It’s outrageous that Florida will teach public school students that enslaved Black people benefited from slavery. John, Florida’s Board of Education just approved new Black history standards to teach public school students that enslaved Black people benefited f…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 14, 2023 at 5:38 PM

Teaching Black history and the truth about slavery [signatures needed]

It’s outrageous that Florida will teach public school students that enslaved Black people benefited from slavery. John, Florida’s Board of Education just approved new Black history standards to teach public school students that enslaved Black people benefited f…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 13, 2023 at 1:46 PM

RE: Sign to protect public health from corporate polluters

I just reintroduced the Cumulative Impacts Act to put people’s health first. JOHN, People across the country face health complications every day due to unchecked corporate polluters poisoning our neighborhoods. Where pollution happens is a policy choice, and co…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 12, 2023 at 4:53 PM

Sign to protect public health from corporate polluters

I just reintroduced the Cumulative Impacts Act to put people’s health first. JOHN, Listening to our residents, especially our seniors talk about having some of the worst asthma this year is devastating. We can't let this become our new normal. With the 12th Con…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 11, 2023 at 4:38 PM

Did you get denied entry into Israel and are an American?

JOHN, This summer, after an announcement that Israel will finally allow U.S. citizens of Palestinian ethnicity to enter the country via Tel Aviv, we are seeing a rise of denials and discrimination. To help inform the U.S. State Department and the other Biden adm…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 9, 2023 at 1:59 PM

RE: Sign to stop funding fossil fuels and stop climate change’s deadly impacts like extreme heat

I introduced two policy solutions to stop the climate crisis: JOHN, Across the United States and the world, communities faced brutal heat waves throughout last month. July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, and the extreme heat will continue through A…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 8, 2023 at 11:33 PM

Sign to stop funding fossil fuels and stop climate change’s deadly impacts like extreme heat

I introduced two policy solutions to stop the climate crisis: JOHN, The Earth is burning. July was the hottest month ever recorded, with long stretches of extreme heat. These deadly heat waves will continue through August, and will keep getting more intense and …
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
August 7, 2023 at 5:02 PM

RE: help us re-elect Rashida:

Getting people out to vote in Michigan is especially important in 2024. JOHN, With one year until Michigan’s 2024 August primary, we’re gearing up to launch our field campaign for Rashida Tlaib’s re-election to Congress. When we turn out people to vote in Rashi…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
August 6, 2023 at 3:32 PM

help us re-elect Rashida:

Getting people out to vote in Michigan is especially important in 2024. JOHN, Today marks one year until Michigan’s 2024 August primary, and we’re gearing up to launch our campaign for Rashida Tlaib’s re-election to Congress. Last year, pro-apartheid groups lik…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 5, 2023 at 3:45 PM

Re: Now is the time to show up for the members of Congress who are calling for a true end to U.S. complicity in Israeli apartheid.

John, Have you seen this email from JVP Action PAC supporting me and Cori Bush as we advocate for Palestinian rights? I’m honored to work for justice alongside my Jewish neighbors. Jewish Voice for Peace Action activists in my community and across the country ar…
  Beth Miller at JVP Action PAC for Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 4, 2023 at 5:51 PM

Palestinian rights on Capitol Hill:

Dear John, Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib are two of the most consistent champions for Palestinian rights on Capitol Hill. Now, they’re being attacked for their bold stances—and we need to have their backs. Time and time again, I have seen Rashida rise on the House…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 3, 2023 at 8:18 PM

[take action] It’s time to tax extreme wealth

Here’s how the OLIGARCH Act works: John, Our residents are struggling. The richest 0.1% now have more than five times the combined wealth of 50% of Americans. This extreme concentration of wealth not only threatens our ability to build a thriving middle class, …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 2, 2023 at 8:45 PM

Re: We’re training the leaders of tomorrow, today

This week, our Youth Civic Engagement Fellows graduate: John, As our 12 Youth Fellow students prepare to graduate from the fellowship this weekend, we’re already preparing for what’s next. In addition to training young BIPOC students on the skills they need to b…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 1, 2023 at 8:50 PM

We’re training the leaders of tomorrow, today

This week, our Youth Civic Engagement Fellows graduate: John, If there’s one positive thing that came out of Donald Trump’s presidency, it’s that more people got involved in politics for the first time to fight back against the hate and the harm caused by Trump’s…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 30, 2023 at 3:38 PM

Re: Sign now to tell Democratic candidates: Reject support from anti-Palestinian AIPAC and its network of PACs

Fighting for human rights for all people, with no exceptions: John, I’m a justice seeker who fights against oppressions of all forms, and we need more Democrats in Congress to join me in standing up for human rights for all people—including Palestinians. Unfort…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 29, 2023 at 2:20 PM

Palestinians deserve to live and thrive, and we need more Democrats who recognize that fact.

Fighting for human rights for all people, with no exceptions: John, Because of my advocacy for Palestinian rights, pro-apartheid groups like AIPAC have targeted me—and other colleagues who speak up for human rights. They want to maintain the unjust status quo, an…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 27, 2023 at 8:40 PM

Re: corporate polluters profit off of poisoning our air and water

Taking on environmental injustice in Michigan with frontline communities. John, We all have the right to breathe clean air and drink clean water. As a voice for a district with frontline communities facing environmental racism, I know many families whose water an…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 26, 2023 at 7:13 PM

This is environmental racism:

Taking on environmental injustice in Michigan with frontline communities. John, My congressional district has some of the worst air quality in the world, due to an extreme concentration of corporate polluters that profit off of poisoning our air and water. Becau…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
July 24, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Donate for Rashida’s birthday today

Rashida Tlaib is leading a massive shift in Congress in support of all human rights. John, Today is Rashida’s birthday, and we’re celebrating her dedication to public service and human rights. Rashida’s not afraid to fight for what’s right, even when it’s unpop…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
July 23, 2023 at 2:48 PM

Workers are rising up:

Over 30 people attended our labor organizing training and the #1 question we heard was, “when can we do this again?!” John, Last weekend, Rashida hosted a training for workers to learn how to organize for their rights in the workplace. Corporate greed is a dise…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 22, 2023 at 3:19 PM

Re: we must urgently hold the Israeli government accountable:

The House passed a resolution denying Israeli government racist apartheid. John, As the Israeli government escalates violence against Palestinians with our tax dollars, we urgently need more Members of Congress to hold the Israeli government accountable and spea…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 21, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Summer Lee is unapologetic in support of Palestinians' human rights

The House passed a resolution denying Israeli government racist apartheid. John, This week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution denying Israel’s racist apartheid and reaffirming unconditional support of the Israeli government despite its increasing …
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
July 20, 2023 at 8:19 PM

Rashida’s leadership on Palestinian freedom:

Defend Rashida Tlaib. John, Yesterday, Rep. Rashida Tlaib joined several progressive Members of Congress in boycotting the Israeli President’s address to Congress, protesting a government that systematically violates Palestinians’ human rights. Because of her l…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 19, 2023 at 3:38 PM

Sign to tell Congress to boycott apartheid:

We should not tolerate racism or oppression anywhere. JOHN, Today, I will not be attending Israeli President Herzog’s address to Congress. A joint address to Congress is a rare honor, which should not be granted while Israel’s government commits apartheid and e…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 15, 2023 at 3:25 PM

Re: Updates: Clarence Thomas’s corruption on the Court

We must stop the corrupt, far-right majority on the Supreme Court from continuing to strip away our rights. John, In order to stop the corrupt, far-right majority on the Supreme Court from continuing to strip away our rights, we must urgently expand and reform t…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 14, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Clarence Thomas is doing the bidding of far-right extremists at the expense of the American people.

We must stop the corrupt, far-right majority on the Supreme Court from continuing to strip away our rights. John, We already knew that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was secretly taking payments from billionaire Republican mega-donors, in a flagrant abuse…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 12, 2023 at 9:14 PM

RE: Sign to condemn Israel’s attacks on West Bank cities

The U.S. government can and must hold Israel accountable for its ongoing war crimes. JOHN, Last week, the Israeli military escalated its brutal attacks on West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp, bombing and killing civilians (including children), blocking medical assis…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 9, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Republicans just announced a bill to ban abortion nationwide.

Abortion bans defy the will of the people. John, Republicans just announced a bill to ban abortion nationwide. Sign now to say NO to a national abortion ban! SIGN NOW While Republicans announced a national abortion ban to mark one year since the Sup…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 8, 2023 at 2:08 PM

This week, the Israeli military escalated its recent deadly raids on West Bank cities.

The U.S. government can and must hold Israel accountable for its ongoing war crimes. John, This week, the Israeli military escalated its recent deadly raids on West Bank cities, bombing the city of Jenin and killing children in a refugee camp. The people who w…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 6, 2023 at 9:33 PM

Kevin McCarthy’s closed-door Social Security-cutting commission

Instead of cutting Social Security, we should be expanding benefits. John, Millions of Americans rely on Social Security every day to meet their basic needs. It’s a promise we made to our seniors who deserve to retire with dignity, to people with disabilities, a…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 4, 2023 at 2:55 PM

Join us in the fight for reproductive freedom this July 4th

I promise to keep fighting for our bodily sovereignty, for reproductive justice, and for a multiracial democracy. John, As people across the United States claim to support freedom this July 4th, we can’t forget that right-wing lawmakers and judges have been tryi…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
July 1, 2023 at 2:46 PM

Everyone deserves to breathe clean air and live in stable housing

What we’ve been up to the past month in Congress: John, Over this past month, my team and I have been fighting for environmental justice and housing justice while taking on corporate greed and corruption. Below are some updates about our work serving you in Congr…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 11:04 PM

Re: From Detroit to Palestine, Rashida is leading the fight for human rights.

Today marks an important day for Rashida’s re-election campaign. John, Tonight at midnight we’ll close the books on a critical fundraising deadline where we’ll report on the strength of our campaign. We need to show our opponents who seek to defeat us that we’re…
  Team Rashida · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 6:41 PM

Dismantling systemic racism and building a more equitable and just nation.

Today marks an important day for Rashida’s re-election campaign. John, From Detroit to Palestine, Rashida is leading the fight in Congress for human rights. Just this week, Rashida led a letter to the Biden administration, joined by 18 of her colleagues, in urg…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 4:47 PM

How did billionaires influence the latest SCOTUS decisions?

Thankfully, there is still plenty that the Biden administration can do. John, Yesterday, the corrupt majority on the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to greenlight discrimination in our education system by overturning 45 years of precedent. By striking down affirmative a…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 29, 2023 at 5:48 PM

Re: the U.S. is one of the only industrialized countries that does not offer a single day of paid family or medical leave.

uplifting working-class families John, I’ve been committed to supporting families for a long time, including back when I was a state legislator. For example, after I breastfed my son while on the Michigan House floor, I introduced legislation to ban discriminati…
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
June 28, 2023 at 9:00 PM

As a mama and founder of the Mamas’ Caucus in Congress, I refuse to accept the unjust status quo

uplifting working-class families John, It is shameful that in the richest nation in the history of the world, children are going to bed hungry. The costs of raising a child in our country are among the highest in the world, and the U.S. is also one of the only i…