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Rashida Tlaib

Rashida Tlaib - Serving in the U.S. Congress is about much more than voting on bills. It's about taking on corporate bullies and bigoted politicians and having the courage to speak out, even when it's unpopular. It's about you. Rashida For Congress.

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June 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM

Thousands of students are now unhoused across the country due to Trump’s cuts

Job Corps has provided 25,000 young Americans with stable housing, meals, career training, and more. John, The Trump administration abruptly cut a 60-year-old program called Job Corps, which provided 25,000 young people each year with stable housing, meals, care…
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June 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM

Re: [sign] Fight Trump’s Muslim and African ban

We must fight this travel ban and protect our communities from racist attacks. John, This week, Trump released an executive order implementing his racist, unconstitutional Muslim and African ban. This policy will separate families and endanger people’s lives—ove…
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June 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM

[sign] Fight Trump’s Muslim and African ban

We must fight this travel ban and protect our communities from racist attacks. JOHN, Trump just issued an unconstitutional and racist travel ban—attacking countries with Black, brown, and Muslim populations. This is a shameful expansion of his first term’s Musl…
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June 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM

Re: Soon we’ll launch our Youth Fellowship program for 2025

Together, we are empowering the next generation to fight for our shared future. John, In less than two weeks, when we convene our 2025 Youth Civic Engagement Fellowship, we’ll bring together 15 or more young people, ages 14 to 24, to learn from movement leaders a…
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June 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM

We’re training the leaders of tomorrow, today.

Together, we are empowering the next generation to fight for our shared future. John, Young people are critical to the future of our democracy. That’s why we’re training the leaders of tomorrow, today. On June 14th, we’ll launch our 2025 Youth Civic Engagement F…
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June 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM

Re: Our for-profit medical system is killing people

People are demanding a system that puts people before profit. John, Everyone has a right to healthcare by virtue of being human, regardless of how much money they have in their pockets. But our for-profit healthcare system forces millions into crippling debt jus…
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May 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM

Single Payer Healthcare for All

People are demanding a system that puts people before profit. John, Today is a National Day of Action for Single Payer Healthcare for All (also known as expanded Medicare for All). In my district, my team is supporting a prayer service and rally for people who’v…
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May 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM

Re: Defend protesters’ right to free speech and immigrants’ rights.

As Trump tries to criminalize and deport protesters, this work is more urgent than ever. John, Right now, we need to defend our right to express political views and criticize our government. I got to attend a training this week from the Detroit & Michigan Cha…
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May 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM

Support needed for anti-fascist defense:

As Trump tries to criminalize and deport protesters, this work is more urgent than ever. John, This week, my team and I helped host a Legal Observer training run by the Detroit & Michigan Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. I’m a proud member of the De…
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May 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM

[take action] Let’s have Amazon workers’ backs!

Across the country, workers are rising up and demanding their rights. John, As the proud daughter of a union family, I will always stand with workers in their fight for fair wages, benefits, and safe working conditions. This month, my team held an “organize you…
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May 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Re: Tax cuts for billionaires and healthcare cuts for our families

Yesterday, I voted NO on Republicans’ harmful budget reconciliation bill. John, Last week, the Republican majority in the House of Representatives passed a shameful budget bill with tax cuts for billionaires and healthcare cuts for our families. I voted no, and…
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May 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM

End poverty now!

Yesterday, I voted NO on Republicans’ harmful budget reconciliation bill. John, Yesterday, I voted NO on Republicans’ harmful budget reconciliation bill, which passed through the House of Representatives. They’re betraying our families, giving a $5.5 trillion h…
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May 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM

Billionaire Budget is policy violence

Take Action: Demand Congress reject massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, which will be used to pay for more tax cuts for billionaires. John, If we thought congressional Republicans’ Billionaire Budget was cruel before, it’s getting even worse. In an attempt to wo…
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May 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM

Re: fighting back against Trump

Here are some ways I’m fighting back against Trump in Congress. John, Since Trump began his second term, Americans have mobilized in unprecedented numbers—from protests to town halls across our nation. Our communities are organizing, not only to fight back again…
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May 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM

How I’m fighting Trump in Congress:

Here are some ways I’m fighting back against Trump in Congress. John, Our resistance has power. After we pushed in Congress, on the streets, and in the courts, more than 1,000 student visas have been reinstated and some detained students have been released—inclu…
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May 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM

Re: Sign to support my resolution commemorating the Nakba and demanding an end to U.S. complicity:

I’m reintroducing a resolution to recognize the ongoing Nakba and demand an end to U.S. complicity. John, Palestinians around the world commemorate May 15 as Nakba Day. Yesterday, we marked 77 years of an ongoing Nakba, or catastrophe, against the Palestinian pe…
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May 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM

Sign to support my resolution commemorating the Nakba and demanding an end to U.S. complicity:

I’m reintroducing a resolution to recognize the ongoing Nakba and demand an end to U.S. complicity. John, Today marks the 77th year of the Israeli government’s ongoing Nakba against Palestinians. In 1948, the Israeli government ethnically cleansed 75% of Palest…
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May 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM

750,000 Michiganders could lose access to lifesaving healthcare

Together, we’re fighting side-by-side against Republicans’ cruel Medicaid cuts. John, Congressional Republicans are finalizing their budget that would kick tens of millions of people off of Medicaid and SNAP―cruelty that is meant for one purpose: to pay for tril…
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May 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM

Re: We deserve a democracy that’s of, by, and for the people.

Donavan McKinney is running to represent my neighboring congressional district. John, I’m supporting Donavan McKinney for Congress, who’s running to represent the congressional district next to mine. Here’s Donavan with his family Working at Michigan’s larges…
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May 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM

We deserve a democracy that’s of, by, and for the people.

Donavan McKinney is running to represent my neighboring congressional district. John, I’m honored to endorse Donavan McKinney, who’s running to represent my neighboring congressional district in Congress. Here’s Donavan at home with his two young sons and dog …
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May 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM

All families deserve to thrive.

We’re fighting for paid leave, affordable childcare, and more. John, This Mother’s Day, I’m recommitting to the fight for mothers and families. I started the Mamas’ Caucus in Congress to advocate for working parents and mothers of color. We’re fighting for equal…
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May 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM

Re: ADD YOUR NAME: Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP

Healthcare and nutrition are basic needs, and proposed cuts to programs will threaten lives. John, Next week, several House committees are expected to vote on devastating cuts to Medicaid and SNAP nutrition benefits, as well as a renewal and expansion of Trump’s…
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May 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM

ADD YOUR NAME: Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP

Healthcare and nutrition are basic needs, and proposed cuts to programs will threaten lives. John, Congressional Republicans are trying to fast-track a budget that takes critical health and nutrition programs away from our communities in order to pay for even mo…
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May 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Re: AIPAC is the biggest source of Republican money interfering in Democratic primary elections.

We don’t take money from AIPAC and we’re not afraid to stand up for everyone’s rights. John, André Carson is one of the few members of Congress who consistently stands up for Palestinians’ human rights. He’s leading legislation to reinstate humanitarian aid fund…
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May 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM

AIPAC is the biggest source of Republican money interfering in Democratic primary elections.

We don’t take money from AIPAC and we’re not afraid to stand up for everyone’s rights. John, Congressman André Carson is among the few members of Congress who consistently stands up for Palestinians’ human rights, and who doesn’t take money from AIPAC. Right n…
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May 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM

Re: Find a May Day rally near you

Thank you for standing with me as, together, we resist an authoritarian administration that seeks to create a government for the billionaires, not the people. John, Today is May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day. It’s a day to fight back against the …
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April 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM

Fight back against attacks on workers

Thank you for standing with me as, together, we resist an authoritarian administration that seeks to create a government for the billionaires, not the people. John, This week, Donald Trump visited my home state of Michigan to celebrate his first 100 days in offi…
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April 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM

Re: Fight back against the authoritarian takeover of our democracy

With relentless attacks on our communities, this is an all-hands-on-deck moment. John, Last week, we held a packed Town Hall meeting with over 300 people, where everyday people went home organized and ready to fight back against this authoritarian administration.…
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April 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM

We’re mobilizing communities to resist this authoritarian administration

With relentless attacks on our communities, this is an all-hands-on-deck moment. John, With relentless attacks on our healthcare, nutrition, housing, public education, and other essential services, as well as our rights to free speech and due process, this is an …
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April 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM

Coming together with everyday people has given me hope that we can defeat fascism.

There are so many ways to resist right now. John, Over 4 million Americans have shown up to multiple Hands Off Rallies in small towns to cities in all 50 states. This is what democracy looks like! I’ve had the opportunity to go to protests in my district and…
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April 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM

Re: Ilhan vs. fascism

We won’t let the fascists and billionaires win. John, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has led the push for universal school meals and to cancel student debt. Her efforts fed 30 million schoolchildren early in the pandemic, and led to historic student debt cancellations …
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April 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM

Ilhan vs. fascism

We won’t let the fascists and billionaires win. John, My sister in service Congresswoman Ihan Omar just launched her re-election campaign for next year. She has to start grassroots organizing efforts early because far-right billionaires keep attacking her and try…
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April 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM

RE: Trump and his chemical industry buddies want to profit off poisoning our air and water.

Standing up to Trump and corporate polluters, Earth Day and every day. John, Today is Earth Day, and we’re pushing back against Trump’s attacks on our air, water, and climate. The Trump administration is giving the fossil fuel and chemical industries a free pas…
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April 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM

This Earth Day, Trump’s giving corporations free passes to pollute

Standing up to Trump and corporate polluters, Earth Day and every day. John, With Earth Day tomorrow, we’re shining a light on how Trump is poisoning our air and water—and how we can fight back. Trump has appointed EPA staff who have lobbied for chemical corpor…
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April 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM

RE: Sign: Stop kidnapping and disappearing U.S. residents!

Trump says he wants to deport U.S. citizens to notorious overseas prisons. JOHN, Trump is saying he wants to deport U.S. citizens to El Salvador’s notorious torture prisons. U.S. citizens will not be exempt from Trump’s mass deportation/detention agenda. He’s a…
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April 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM

Sign: Stop kidnapping and disappearing U.S. residents!

Trump says he wants to deport U.S. citizens to notorious overseas prisons. JOHN, The Trump administration is drastically escalating its fascist mass detention/deportation agenda. Trump is defying an order from the Supreme Court to return a Maryland father to hi…
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April 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM

RE: Saving Our Mothers:

Save lives and build a more equitable world by supporting the Michigan Chamber for Reproductive Justice today. JOHN, To address our country’s maternal mortality crisis, this Black Maternal Health Week is focused on “Strengthening Black Maternal Health Through Col…
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April 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM

Saving Our Mothers:

Save lives and build a more equitable world by supporting the Michigan Chamber for Reproductive Justice today. JOHN, This Black Maternal Health Week, I want to lift up incredible leaders in the movement to improve healthcare for Black moms and their babies. The …
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April 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM

Re: Sign to support the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.

We’re fighting for health equity and reproductive justice. John, It’s Black Maternal Health Week, which means it’s time to demand equitable healthcare and push for solutions to our country’s growing maternal mortality crisis. In the United States, the maternal …
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April 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM

Support the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act so we can eradicate racial health disparities and save lives

We’re fighting for health equity and reproductive justice. John, This is Black Maternal Health Week, a time to address the unacceptable racial disparities in our country’s healthcare system. Due to systemic racism, Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to di…
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April 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Re: Demand Congress protect Social Security from Elon Musk and Donald Trump

Already, thousands of workers at the Social Security Administration (SSA) have been fired or forced out. John, Even without an act of Congress, attacks on our earned Social Security benefits are well underway. Elon Musk’s DOGE is cutting thousands of staff from…
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April 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM

New Report: 67,000 people could die while awaiting approval of their disability benefits

Already, thousands of workers at the Social Security Administration (SSA) have been fired or forced out. John, Republicans and their Wall Street donors have been seeking to dismantle and privatize Social Security since its inception 85 years ago. They want to ge…
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April 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM

Re: Help immigrant youth renew their DACA status >>

Dreamers were brought to the U.S. as children, and they have lived and worked in our communities for an average of 24 years. John, Last month, a court ruling defending immigrants brought here as children went into effect—affirming that all DACA recipients (also k…
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April 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM

Protect immigrant youth from deportation

Dreamers were brought to the U.S. as children, and they have lived and worked in our communities for an average of 24 years. John, Last month, a federal court opened up first-time DACA applications across the country for the first time in years. DACA recipients, …
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April 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM

Re: Sign to defend due process rights from Trump’s attacks

Violating federal court orders and due process rights, Trump’s administration is ramping up deportations. John, Trump’s administration has detained and deported more students, professors, and workers without accusing them of committing any crimes—often in direct…
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April 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM

Stop fascist repression!

Violating federal court orders and due process rights, Trump’s administration is ramping up deportations. John, Mahmoud Khalil is still illegally detained, and since his abduction the Trump administration has been detaining and deporting even more immigrants, in…
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April 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM

SATURDAY: Protest the billionaire takeover of our democracy

Trump’s billionaire cabinet doesn’t care if Social Security checks are delayed or if people simply don’t get them. John, This Saturday will be the single largest protest of the billionaire takeover of our democracy. I’ll be rallying with thousands of everyday p…
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March 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM

Fight back against Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s chaos

Every day, we are seeing a new attack―on Social Security, Medicaid, public education, voting rights, and much more. John, We are in the midst of a constitutional crisis like we’ve never seen before. Every day, we are seeing a new attack―on Social Security, Medi…
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March 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Re: The richest people in the world are in Trump’s cabinet, and they’re trying to turn us against each other to distract us from their concentration of wealth and power.

We won’t back down in the fight for our rights. John, Most Americans want to tax the rich and expand the programs that help people get by. People across the country are fighting back against harmful cuts to essential services. I’m uplifting their voices and dema…
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March 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM

I’m pushing back against state violence and pushing instead for a government that upholds people’s rights and invests in people’s needs.

We won’t back down in the fight for our rights. John, People across the country are fed up with both parties bowing down to billionaires. They want to tax the rich now. They want to keep Social Security and expand Medicare. They are sick and tired of corporate g…
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