Rashida Tlaib Quotes

Rashida Tlaib

Profession : Politician

Birth : July 24, 1976

You don't have to read the Quran to love me... love the actions, love the things that I do. Look at those, and that will help people get beyond whatever fear or stereotypical thing that they might be thinking about.

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As a social justice lawyer, I started marches against Trump here in Detroit.

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I'm very proud to be Arab.

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I'm very proud to be of Muslim faith.

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I'm very proud to be a Detroiter.

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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 very clearly.

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

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

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There are proven health benefits for both babies and mothers who breastfeed, and it's unfortunate that it still carries an unfair stigma in our society.

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We should be encouraging moms to breastfeed their infants, not discouraging it by unfairly judging and discriminating against nursing mothers.

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Stolen scrap like manhole covers, railroad weights, stop signs, guard rails, and public lighting put our residents in grave danger. Not only that, but the theft is tearing apart communities with stolen church and cemetery ornaments.

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I support a Green New Deal to put people to work building a renewable green energy infrastructure that can help us fight climate change and protect our communities.

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Allowing workers' compensation for all injured workers is a better system than allowing people to be part of a black market of undocumented workers.

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I want people to feel like they have access to Congress, that they have access to government.

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

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I take a very different approach to public service. I'm a person that always takes it out in the streets and in the courts... the tool box that is attached to me is very diverse.

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I'm tired of just introducing legislation that's just not going to change our lives. It's going beyond that.

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I'll do everything I can to ensure the Clean Water Act is enforced here in Michigan, and I'll work to ensure everyone in Michigan has access to safe, affordable water, regardless of where they live.

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There's no doubt that corporations have been getting away with dumping their pollution into our environment for decades and that they're especially emboldened to pollute in low-income communities and, typically, low-income communities of color.

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