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Rashida Tlaib

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 6, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Biden admin condones Israel’s discrimination against American citizens:

I’m speaking out against the Biden administration’s recent decision to admit Israel into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. John, The Biden administration just admitted Israel into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. The Visa Waiver Program requires that all U.S. citizens…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 4, 2023 at 8:29 PM

After the hottest summer on record, millions of people protested around the world to end fossil fuels.

I led a letter to President Biden urging him to phase out fossil fuels on federal lands and waters. John, After the hottest summer on record, millions of people just protested around the world calling for an end to fossil fuels. While Big Oil and Gas are fightin…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
October 3, 2023 at 4:46 PM

Extremist MAGA Republicans need to stop holding people’s lives and livelihoods hostage.

I was sent to Congress to do the people’s work. John, Far-right extremists in Congress tried to hold our country hostage last weekend. They have been deliberately trying to force a government shutdown, so they can push through outrageous demands that wouldn’t m…
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  Team Rashida · [email protected]
September 30, 2023 at 10:54 PM

Rashida is holding billionaire bullies, corporate polluters, and Wall Street banks accountable

Heading into another presidential election year, we have to work even harder to turn out voters. John, As the daughter of Palestinian immigrants and a proud UAW worker, Rashida understands the struggles of working people and marginalized communities. Growing up …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 30, 2023 at 6:24 PM

Re: Defending the right to strike, a powerful tool to fight corporate greed

Major victories in our movement to end poverty: John, Earlier today I sent a message about ending poverty and fighting for workers’ rights—including protecting the right to strike, which is a powerful tool to fight corporate greed. Everyday people have been ris…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 30, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Our movements for justice and liberation will not be silenced.

Major victories in our movement to end poverty: John, You’re an essential part of our movement to end poverty, and we won major victories recently that wouldn’t be possible without you. We led the call in Congress to remove medical debt from credit reports when…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 29, 2023 at 5:56 PM

Defending our right to protest:

We’re speaking out about the attacks on #StopCopCity activists. John, Activists in Georgia have been protesting “Cop City,” a massive training center for militarizing police. For exercising their constitutional rights, protesters have been charged with domestic t…
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  Cori Bush · [email protected]
September 28, 2023 at 3:40 PM

Defending our right to protest:

We’re speaking out about the attacks on #StopCopCity activists. John, Rep. Rashida Tlaib and I are speaking out about attacks on our right to protest, which we’re seeing escalate with a shocking crackdown on #StopCopCity activists. In recent months, Georgia offi…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 27, 2023 at 6:45 PM

Re: Justice for working-class people:

We’re building a government that works for working-class people rather than billionaires. John, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and I have been joining picket lines to support striking workers, including UAW workers on strike now across the country. When my father join…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 26, 2023 at 3:41 PM

AOC and I are fighting for workers’ rights.

We’re building a government that works for working-class people rather than billionaires. John, From a young age, I’ve appreciated the power of strong unions. When my father joined the UAW, our family got healthcare for the first time and he learned what human di…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 24, 2023 at 3:12 PM

Re: Delia is the only member of Congress in a mixed-immigration-status family.

Gearing up for 2024’s re-election: John, In her short time in Congress, Rep. Delia Ramirez has already accomplished so much for marginalized communities. A champion for human rights, Delia is leading legislation to provide pathways to citizenship for asylum seek…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 23, 2023 at 1:30 PM

We need this bold progressive in Congress fighting for our rights:

Gearing up for 2024’s re-election: John, I’m honored to work alongside progressive movement leader Rep. Delia Ramirez in Congress. Delia is not only the first Latina serving in Congress from the Midwest. She’s also the only member of Congress in a mixed-immigrat…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 22, 2023 at 8:44 PM

Re: Palestinians deserve human rights.

We can’t keep funding apartheid. John, This week, President Biden met with Israel’s far-right Prime Minister Netanyahu, who’s escalating apartheid against the Palestinian people. We cannot normalize the Israeli government’s war crimes against Palestinians. But …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 21, 2023 at 9:11 PM

We cannot normalize the Israeli government’s war crimes against Palestinians.

We can’t keep funding apartheid. John, Yesterday, President Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, whose far-right racist regime wants to eliminate Palestinians altogether. Thousands of Israelis have been protesting for months against Netanyahu’s rece…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 19, 2023 at 8:16 PM

Re: Sign now: Investigate attacks on Stop Cop City activists

Officials are charging protesters with domestic terrorism. John, For months, city and state officials in Georgia have been covering up the police killing of a protester and charging protesters with domestic terrorism for exercising their constitutional rights. T…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 18, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Georgia officials are criminalizing dissent.

Officials are charging protesters with domestic terrorism. John, You’ve probably heard about protests against building “Cop City” in Georgia—a project that would destroy the Weelaunee Forest and devastate the watershed upon which nearby Black communities depend.…
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  Team Rashida · [email protected]
September 16, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Today is Rosh Hashanah:

Food drives between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. John, Today is Rosh Hashanah, one of the holiest Jewish holidays, when our Jewish neighbors at home and around the world celebrate the New Year. Some of us on Team Rashida are Jewish, and in our synagogues, it’s t…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 15, 2023 at 6:09 PM

Show your support for striking UAW workers today!

Over the last 5 years, Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis raked in $250 billion in profits. John, Let’s have workers’ backs! I grew up in a union household and have seen the power of the UAW fighting for workers’ rights and wages. Today, 150,000 UAW workers …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 14, 2023 at 8:29 PM

Re: Sign to support child care funding before it expires at the end of the month

Without extending federal funding past this month, 70,000 child care programs will likely need to shut down. John, Did you know that federal funding for child care providers is set to expire at the end of the month? At the end of September, more than 3 million …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 13, 2023 at 6:44 PM

Congress must urgently invest in child care [signatures needed]

Without extending federal funding past this month, 70,000 child care programs will likely need to shut down. John, Over 3 million U.S. children could lose child care soon, because federal funding is set to expire at the end of the month. Last week, I hosted a r…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 12, 2023 at 8:37 PM

Voters support abortion rights:

We need to elect more Democratic candidates who will fight for reproductive justice. John, Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, Republican legislators banned or more tightly restricted abortion in 22 states, far-right judges on federal cou…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 10, 2023 at 4:25 PM

Re: Despite the attacks, Summer has held firm on Palestinian rights while in Congress

We’re already seeing well funded right-wing Super PACs pouring money into the 2024 elections. John, Last year, Rep. Summer Lee overcame more than $4 million in attack ads and mailers from AIPAC’s network of PACs. Summer became the first Black woman to represent …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 9, 2023 at 2:42 PM

Because we’re taking on the unjust status quo, powerful special interests see us as a threat

We’re already seeing well funded right-wing Super PACs pouring money into the 2024 elections. John, I’m proud to support my sister in service Summer Lee as she launches her campaign for re-election. Like me, Summer was a community organizer and state legislator …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 8, 2023 at 7:06 PM

Responding to fascism by expanding our rights

Sign on to expand our rights with the Justice for All Act of 2023. John, Last week, we mourned a deadly, anti-Black attack in Jacksonville, Florida. The Republican-led state government has spread dangerous anti-Black rhetoric and policies that led the NAACP to i…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 7, 2023 at 4:19 PM

[take action] The unhoused crisis in America is a public health emergency.

We have the power and the money to guarantee housing as a human right, but to do so we need Congress to reorient its priorities. John, The unhoused crisis in America is a public health emergency. That’s why I’m joining with my sister in service, Rep. Cori Bush, …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
September 4, 2023 at 2:58 PM

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

This Labor Day, we’re fighting for policies that working mothers need. John, This Labor Day, the grassroots advocacy group Mothering Justice is honoring the invaluable work of mothers, caregivers, and birthing people. The cost of raising a child in our country i…
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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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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 …
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  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’…
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  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…
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  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. …
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  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 …
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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 …
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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