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Rashida Tlaib

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 18, 2024 at 4:06 PM

Re: Black and Palestinian solidarity in Congress

AIPAC’s spending millions against me and Summer Lee. John, When Summer Lee first ran for Congress in 2022, she overcame $4 million in attacks from anti-Palestinian group AIPAC. Despite those attacks, Summer has been boldly calling out U.S. complicity in the ethn…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 17, 2024 at 3:30 PM

I’m proud to serve alongside Summer Lee.

AIPAC’s spending millions against me and Summer Lee. John, We’re celebrating Black-led movements for justice and social change this Black History Month, including the history of Black solidarity with Palestinians. I’m proud to serve in Congress alongside Black p…
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February 16, 2024 at 7:33 PM

Re: Sign on: No racist policing from the U.S. to Palestine

Together, we will dismantle racist and oppressive systems. John, As part of Black History Month celebrations, I wanted to recognize and honor the long history of solidarity between Black people and Palestinians. The Movement for Black Lives and Black-led groups…
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February 15, 2024 at 9:47 PM

Recognizing a long history of Black-Palestinian solidarity

Together, we will dismantle racist and oppressive systems. John, This Black History Month, I’m grateful for the long history of solidarity between Black and Palestinian activists. Black-led movements for justice have long stood with people facing racist imperia…
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February 14, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Sign now: No war profiteering in Congress

The Senate voted to send another $14 billion of our tax dollars to the Israeli military. John, When Congress passed the largest Pentagon budget in history late last year ($886 BILLION) to fund bombs, weapons, and war crimes, roughly half of that money was allocat…
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February 13, 2024 at 5:26 PM

Join a protest this week against genocide

Find an urgent action near you. John, For months, Israel’s military has driven Palestinians south in Gaza. Nearly 1.9 million people are now packed in Rafah, the last place in Gaza before Egypt’s border. They’re trapped and living in tents, having been displac…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 11, 2024 at 4:36 PM

Re: One of my most steadfast allies in Congress:

Rep. Casar led a thirst strike for workers’ rights on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. John, One of my most steadfast allies in Congress, from ceasefire to immigration to labor rights, is Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX). Greg has been with us in the ceasefire movement from…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 10, 2024 at 4:36 PM

This ally in our ceasefire movement needs our help

Rep. Casar led a thirst strike for workers’ rights on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. John, Congressional allies in our ceasefire movement need our help. My colleague, Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX), co-sponsored our Ceasefire Now Resolution early on, and was amon…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 9, 2024 at 9:44 PM

Re: Update: Congress voting on Israel military funding

Palestinians are not going anywhere. John, Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted to move forward on a bill that would send $14 billion U.S. taxpayer dollars to Israel’s military—while it’s in the middle of committing genocide against Palestinians. This was a modifie…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 8, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Our government’s leaders don’t seem to see immigrants, Muslims, or Arab people as human beings.

Palestinians are not going anywhere. John, This week, most members of the House of Representatives voted to send $17.6 billion U.S. taxpayer dollars to Israel’s military. The bill failed, because it needed a special two-thirds majority to pass. Yesterday, most …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 6, 2024 at 5:51 PM

Join me in taking on hate

Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism puts people’s lives in danger. John, The Wall Street Journal just published a dangerous, racist article targeting one of our most diverse cities, Dearborn, Michigan. Our families are already grieving for their loved ones impacte…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 4, 2024 at 5:48 PM

Re: End U.S. complicity in genocide:

Palestinians deserve to live. Palestinian children deserve to grow old. John, The UN’s International Court of Justice just ruled that Israel’s government is plausibly committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. In announcing their ruling, judges quoted s…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 3, 2024 at 2:49 PM

The U.S. is obligated to prevent genocide:

Palestinians deserve to live. Palestinian children deserve to grow old. John, In response to the case brought by South Africa against Israel, the International Court of Justice just ruled that Israel’s government is plausibly committing genocide. The Court ord…
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February 2, 2024 at 6:38 PM

Thanks to Black-led activism for racial justice, the concept of reparations for Black Americans has shifted into the mainstream.

Let’s dismantle anti-Black racism. John, February is Black History Month but in the 12th Congressional District, we recognize our Black history and our neighbors fighting for real liberation every day―honoring Black Americans who have contributed so much to our…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
February 1, 2024 at 4:10 PM

Last night, I voted against a Republican-led tax cut for the wealthy and corporations

It’s time to replace the Child Tax Credit with my universal End Child Poverty Act. John, Last night, I voted against a Republican-led tax cut for the wealthy and corporations that would deepen wealth inequality and economic injustice. If this bill becomes law, …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 31, 2024 at 9:34 PM

Both Democrats and Republicans are failing our immigrant neighbors

Congress must reject the cruel and failed immigration policies of the last administration. John, Congressional negotiators are nearing an agreement on an immigration policy package that includes billions of dollars to the Israeli military and the reimplementatio…
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January 30, 2024 at 3:43 PM

Wall Street-run banks are failing to serve our residents

It’s long past time to open doors for people who have been systematically shut out. John, Instead of our Wall Street-dominated banking system, with its predatory and discriminatory practices that exploit everyday people, we can build a democratic financial syste…
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January 28, 2024 at 4:34 PM

Re: We won’t stay silent on Palestine.

Our campaigns are powered by grassroots donations, not corporate PAC money. John, Yesterday, I joined Rep. Cori Bush to launch her re-election campaign for 2024. And this week, Rep. Jamaal Bowman also officially kicked off his re-election campaign. Cori Bush in…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 27, 2024 at 3:17 PM

Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman’s re-election campaign kickoffs:

Our campaigns are powered by grassroots donations, not corporate PAC money. John, Today, I’m joining my sister-in-service Cori Bush in Missouri to kick off her re-election campaign. This week, Jamaal Bowman just kicked off his re-election campaign in New York. …
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 26, 2024 at 6:26 PM

Overwhelming evidence of war crimes and violations of international law:

This week, I sent letters to President Joseph Biden and the U.S. Government Accountability Office. John, Earlier today, the International Court of Justice ordered the Israeli government to act immediately to prevent a genocide of the Palestinian people. As Jere…
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January 24, 2024 at 9:54 PM

Instead of escalating violence, we need a ceasefire

In the next few weeks, the President’s 2025 budget proposal is due. John, Instead of listening to the majority of people around our country and the world demanding a ceasefire in Palestine, the Biden administration is escalating violence—including bombing Yemen …
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January 22, 2024 at 9:43 PM

Today marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which made abortion care a constitutional right.

Reclaiming our reproductive rights together. John, Today marks the yearly anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, when the Supreme Court protected abortion care as a national constitutional right. Even when Roe v. Wade was in place, we had more work to do to gu…
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  Team Rashida · [email protected]
January 21, 2024 at 4:07 PM

Re: End child poverty: sign now

John, Did you see Rashida’s email below? She’s introduced a bill to create a universal, monthly child allowance of nearly $400 per child. With many families living paycheck to paycheck and rising levels of food and housing insecurity, this legislation is essent…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 20, 2024 at 3:05 PM

Support the “End Child Poverty Act” today!

Become a grassroots co-signer of my bill, the End Child Poverty Act, which would dramatically cut child poverty by providing families with a universal benefit from children’s birth through their teenage years. ADD YOUR NAME John, The Peopl…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 19, 2024 at 6:59 PM

Re: Support state and local elected officials demanding a ceasefire

We must defend these leaders in our ceasefire movement. John, Together, we’re growing our ceasefire movement in the halls of Congress, and in states, cities, and towns across the country. We’re speaking out―for our shared humanity and against apartheid, genocide,…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 18, 2024 at 9:43 PM

We need more elected leaders standing up for human rights and clearly denouncing war crimes:

We must defend these leaders in our ceasefire movement. John, Across the country, local and state lawmakers are facing pressure to stay silent as the U.S. government supports the genocide of Palestinians. But many are courageously speaking up for our shared human…
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January 17, 2024 at 7:40 PM

Re: Sign to Biden: Don’t allow Israel’s government to force the Palestinian people out of their homes and historic land!

Israeli leaders want to permanently expel all Palestinians from Gaza. John, Prominent Israeli political leaders are openly calling to mass displace Palestinians from Gaza to other countries.   The forcible transfer of civilians is ethnic cleansing. Under intern…
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January 16, 2024 at 9:06 PM

Sign to Biden: Don’t allow Israel’s government to force the Palestinian people out of their homes and historic land!

Israeli leaders want to permanently expel all Palestinians from Gaza. John, In a clear example of ethnic cleansing, top Israeli officials are openly calling to push millions of Palestinians out of Gaza—and advocating for replacing them with Israeli settlers. Ma…
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January 15, 2024 at 4:06 PM

Martin Luther King Jr. named racism, poverty, and militarism as three interconnected evils.

Carrying forward MLK’s legacy of justice, liberation, and peace. John, Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a time to recognize and carry forward the civil rights leader’s legacy of justice, peace, and liberation. In 1967, MLK condemned the Vietnam War and calle…
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January 13, 2024 at 4:18 PM

Re: Abdelnasser Rashid is the first Palestinian American to serve in the Illinois legislature and he needs our support

We need allies not just in Congress, but in state houses across the country. John, Our allies need our support. In Illinois, State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid―the first Palestinian American to serve in the Illinois Legislature―is under attack for demanding…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 12, 2024 at 6:49 PM

Our allies are under attack

We need allies not just in Congress, but in state houses across the country. John, A majority of Americans, including 80% of Democrats, support a ceasefire. Yet the Biden administration continues to send bombs to the Israeli military in its campaign to wipe out t…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 11, 2024 at 7:08 PM

Re: Sign now: Demand U.S. political leaders call this a genocide—and do everything they can to stop it.

Stop the genocide of Palestinians. John, South Africa has charged Israel with committing genocide. The legal case begins this week at the International Court of Justice, the UN’s primary judicial body. South Africa is asking the court to order Israel’s governme…
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January 10, 2024 at 9:09 PM

South Africa’s case charging the Israeli government with genocide begins this week:

Stop the genocide of Palestinians. John, South Africa has accused Israel’s government and military of committing genocide. Hearings begin this week at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice. The case cites statements from Israel’s own leaders indica…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 8, 2024 at 9:05 PM

Re: Sign now: Shut down Line 5 pipeline!

Water is a human right. John, Every day that oil flows through the Line 5 pipeline is a catastrophic risk to the entire Great Lakes region. The aging, deteriorating pipeline, operated by Canadian multinational corporation Enbridge Energy, trespasses on Tribal s…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 7, 2024 at 3:21 PM

Demand President Biden act now to shut down the Line 5 pipeline

Water is a human right. John, Water and oil don’t mix. And that’s especially true when you’re dealing with greedy fossil fuel corporations that put profits ahead of environmental safety. Right now there’s a dirty oil pipeline called Line 5 running between the u…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 6, 2024 at 3:55 PM

New vaccines and tests to get for free to protect against COVID

Keeping ourselves and our communities safe: John, COVID cases are surging across the country right now, and there are multiple ways we can protect ourselves and our communities. Remember: COVID is an airborne virus, which is spread by people's breath. That’s why…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
January 4, 2024 at 10:04 PM

UPDATE: Tell President Biden: Stop sending bombs to Israel’s military as it commits war crimes

Palestinians deserve safety and freedom, like all humans. John, Update: Last week, the Biden administration AGAIN bypassed Congress to send weapons to the Israeli military while it commits war crimes and genocide. Last week’s sale was worth more than $147 millio…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 10:37 PM

Re: I will never stop fighting for the human rights of all people, even if my voice shakes.

Thank you for being by my side. John, We are only a few hours away from what could be the most important fundraising deadline of this campaign. In a moment I’m going to ask you to make a donation to my re-election campaign. But first let me explain why. Anti-Pa…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 3:31 PM

I will never stop fighting for the human rights of all people, even if my voice shakes.

Thank you for being by my side. John, I will never stop fighting for the human rights of all people, even if my voice shakes. As political powers seek to silence us, I know you are by my side as I urge my colleagues in Congress to recognize that Palestinians ha…
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December 30, 2023 at 4:43 PM

This is just the beginning of what we are going to accomplish together.

Send me back to Congress to keep fighting for you. John, As we close out 2023, I want to thank the residents of the 12th congressional district for believing in me and sending me to Congress to do the people’s work. To kick off 2023, we opened three Neighborhoo…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 29, 2023 at 8:10 PM

Re: Sign to President Biden: Stop sending bombs to Israel’s military as it commits war crimes

Palestinians deserve safety and freedom, like all humans. John, UNICEF called Gaza “the most dangerous place in the world to be a child.” In just a month and a half, Israel’s military dropped more than 22,000 U.S.-provided bombs on a captive population in Gaza.…
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December 28, 2023 at 4:37 PM

Biden is handing over bombs to the Israeli government as it carries out war crimes

Palestinians deserve safety and freedom, like all humans. John, Instead of working for a just and lasting ceasefire, President Biden and his administration have bypassed Congress in order to hand over weapons and bombs to the Israeli government—as it carries out…
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December 27, 2023 at 11:02 PM

Re: Summer Lee has been by my side for Palestinians’ rights:

We keep speaking up for Palestinians’ humanity, which takes political courage. John, Rep. Summer Lee is a progressive champion in Congress, and she continues to bravely speak out against the Israeli military’s war crimes. Even though anti-Palestinian group AIPA…
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December 26, 2023 at 4:55 PM

Help me and Summer Lee withstand AIPAC’s attacks:

We keep speaking up for Palestinians’ humanity, which takes political courage. John, Last year, Rep. Summer Lee overcame more than $4 million in attack ads and mailers from the anti-Palestinian group AIPAC and its network of PACs. She became the first Black wom…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 23, 2023 at 5:35 PM

Christmas is canceled in Bethlehem:

Palestinian Christians are praying for a ceasefire. John, Church leaders in Jesus’s birthplace decided to cancel Christmas festivities this year. Reverend Munther Isaac, who leads a church in Bethlehem in the West Bank, said: “It's impossible to celebrate when ou…
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December 22, 2023 at 4:31 PM

Re: We need elected leaders who don’t take money from corporations, who represent their constituents as public servants, and who are not afraid to stand up to the unjust status quo.

Marginalized communities are feeling unheard and betrayed. John, Our government continues to find billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund war, while claiming there's not enough to meet Americans’ basic needs, including clean drinking water. Amidst a rise in an…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 21, 2023 at 11:00 PM

We need elected leaders who don’t take money from corporations, who represent their constituents as public servants, and who are not afraid to stand up to the unjust status quo.

Marginalized communities are feeling unheard and betrayed. JOHN, We don’t need more millionaires in Congress who can self-finance their campaigns. We need regular working people who understand the needs of their constituents. Right now, the vast majority of Amer…
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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
December 20, 2023 at 4:19 PM

Re: Congress passed record-breaking military budget:

Together, we will keep demanding a permanent ceasefire. John, Last week, I stood alongside union leaders and Jewish advocates demanding a ceasefire. The next day, dozens of staff from the Biden administration held a vigil outside the White House, “risking their …
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December 19, 2023 at 4:59 PM

Congress passed record-breaking military budget:

Together, we will keep demanding a permanent ceasefire. John, Right now, we are seeing two very different visions for the future of America and the world. Last week, Congress approved giving $886 billion of our tax dollars to fund bombs, weapons, and war crimes…
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December 16, 2023 at 4:41 PM

Re: Sign to tell Biden and Congress: Don’t commit genocide with U.S. weapons and taxpayer dollars

The American people want a ceasefire, and they don’t want their tax dollars funding ethnic cleansing. John, Last week, all Senate Democrats voted to send billions to Israel’s military without conditions. (They were blocked by Senate Republicans, who are demandin…
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