Rashida Tlaib

I'm not a makeup girl!

— Rashida Tlaib

I love being a mom.

— Rashida Tlaib

I'm very proud to be Arab.

— Rashida Tlaib

President Donald Trump is a direct and serious threat to our country.

— Rashida Tlaib

I don't want our right to be able to speak and dissent to be taken away.

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A photo does not mean I agree with anything someone says.

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We demand Congress access and publicly release Donald Trump's tax returns!

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I cannot imagine our country not having the right to economic boycott.

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We are valuable. Detroit and other neighboring communities are places to invest in, not rob.

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I am very passionate, and I grew up in an incredibly beautiful urban community - the city of Detroit - born and…

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Mayors, city council members, and legislators come and go, but neighborhoods don't go anywhere.

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We must stop tax giveaways to rich corporations and developers while our schools are crumbling and people are losing their homes.

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Obviously, I am a member of Congress, and things that I say are elevated on a national level, and I understand that…

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Confrontational or not, my approach to public service has always been fighting for my families.

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I have had the fortunate privilege of serving as a state representative for residents in the great cities of Detroit, River Rouge,…

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Trump's years in office are years we cannot get back. But more dangerous than the loss of time is allowing Trump's precedents…

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Old models of development simply seek to lure business with substantial tax breaks and then hope (and pray) that economic benefits will…

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Serving in the U.S. Congress is about much more than voting on bills. It is about taking on the corporate bullies that…

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When we are asked to bail out corporations and banks, or pass tax bills that shift billions in public dollars out of…

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Throughout my career in public service, the residents I have had the privilege of fighting for have embraced who I am, especially…

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When I think of immigration, I want to think of families. I want to think of unity. I want to think of…

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Lost in the often-vitriolic national quarrel over immigration reform is any examination of proposed measures that would result in excessive punishment, such…

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You know, as a child of Palestinian immigrants, again, every corner of my district is a reminder of the civil rights movement,…

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Being in southwest Detroit, when my dad would want to say anything about me or my brothers or sisters, he would start…

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My mother raised 14 kids, with little means, from our humble house in Southwest Detroit - and now her daughter, who started…

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Trump's pardon of Arpaio may not get as much attention as Russian influence or Trump's apparent obstruction of justice in the Mueller…

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Southwest Detroit has been through hell (excuse my directness) with Matty Moroun, his Bridge Company, and all his fancy-named subsidiaries. From blighted…

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My dad's first-ever real true job was at Ford Motor Company. He was a UAW member.

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I went to a predominantly African-American school. I didn't even understand our immigration system. I knew my parents immigrated here.

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I'm constantly working, and I've earned everything that I've been able to achieve on my own, and that's what being the eldest…

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My dad grew up in Nicaragua in his teenage years, then immigrated to the United States.

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In my case, I am always that odd candidate that doesn't look like everybody else.

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Social niceties are not in order for men who would turn away refugees fleeing for their lives based on their faith to…

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I think social media brings another dynamic to running for office so publicly.

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We cannot afford to deliberately cripple our cities by transferring public tax dollars to private entities for benefits that are unclear at…

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I'm a member of the Michigan Democratic Party, a DSA member, member of the League of Women Voters, ACLU.

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In 2017, Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio, an Arizona sheriff who was ordered by a federal court to stop racially profiling and was…

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I really truly respect and honor the fact that the majority of my district is African-American and that I have to make…

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I still remember, at the age of 12, learning that segregation had been permitted only a couple of decades before I was…

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When we shift our public dollars away from our schools and city services and into company developments, it increases the root causes…

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