Rashida Tlaib quotes

Posted it themselves Sep 11

“Blinken buried the evidence https:// aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/ 9/24/blinken-ignored-us-assessments-that-israel-blocked-aid-to-gaza-report …”

on a report that Blinken suppressed findings on Israel blocking aid to Gaza

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Posted it themselves Sep 11

“Nah. You totally waited. Waited until there were no functional hospitals, until the death toll rose in the thousands, waited until they were dropping white phosphorus on civil population, you just waited....did NOTHING to stop the genocide.”

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Posted it themselves Sep 1

“The attacks on Angie & Abdul are all about being against the genocide of the Palestinian people. The genocide deniers are scared that their "kill them all" position is losing everywhere in our country. They already lost when they have to come after the color of their skin & their faith.”

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Posted it themselves Jul 29

“Yep. Yet so many on Congress still fund his genocide.”

on Congress funding what she calls genocide

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As printed Jul 4

“This vote is about immediately ending all U.S. participation in the Israeli government’s violent assault against the people of Lebanon,”

on a resolution to block US military involvement in Israel's assault on Lebanon

ArabAmericanNews 189 members of Congress follow Tlaib’s lead to block unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Lebanon ›

As printed Jul 2

“immediately ending all U.S. participation in the Israeli government's violent assault against the people of Lebanon.”

on ending US support for Israel's military campaign in Lebanon

CBS News ›

As printed Jul 1

“I want to make this very, very clear: The United States is not a bystander to these war crimes,”

on U.S. involvement in Israel's war on Lebanon

The Intercept Congressional Dems Shift to Overwhelmingly Oppose Involvement in Israel’s War on Lebanon ›

As printed Jun 9

“The people of Lebanon can’t wait another month for Congress to act,”

The Forward ›

As printed Jun 8

“Every day that we do nothing, 11 more Lebanese children are killed or injured by the Israeli military in this U.S.-supported invasion. Congress must pass today’s Lebanon War Powers Resolution.”

The Forward ›

As printed Jun 8

“House Democrats (were) caught between their wariness about being seen as condoning Israel’s actions and the fact that there is no indication the U.S. is planning imminent, large-scale ground operations in Lebanon.”

Mondoweiss Rashida Tlaib forces Democrats to go on the record on Israeli aggression ›

As printed Jun 7

“I look forward to House Democratic leadership swiftly delivering on their promise to support H. Con. Res. 108, a new Lebanon War Powers resolution, and reassert Congressional authority to put an end to U.S. participation in this unjust invasion. Lebanon can’t wait.”

Mondoweiss Rashida Tlaib forces Democrats to go on the record on Israeli aggression ›

As printed Jun 7

“Poll after poll shows that the American people do not support our government sending a blank check and unlimited military assistance to the Israeli government as it massacres thousands of innocent civilians and demolishes entire cities and communities,”

Mondoweiss Rashida Tlaib forces Democrats to go on the record on Israeli aggression ›

As printed Jul 1

“Trump’s illegal and unprovoked bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president are grave violations of international law and the U.S. Constitution. These are the actions of a rogue state,”

Latest Political News on Fox News State Department announces 'total compliance' from Venezuelan government in relief efforts after Maduro arrest ›

As printed Jul 14

“A system designed to terrorize our families, lock our neighbors in cages, and inflict suffering on our communities can never be reformed. ABOLISH ICE”

on ICE fatally shooting a 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine

US politics | The Guardian ICE fatally shoots 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine during immigration operation – as it happened ›

Posted it themselves Sep 2

“They pretend they want to make llfe easier for their residents, yet they spend time attacking colleagues instead of Trump who ripped health care away from our families. Why? Because they are also war mongers & will fund genocide before taking on their corporate donors who are the ones really hurting our families.”

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Posted it themselves Sep 1

“People see how these members who take donations from corporations will throw down against those of us who want to fund free health care and not endless wars and genocide.”

on lawmakers taking corporate donations opposing funding for free healthcare

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Posted it themselves Sep 27

“We are out here working hard to elect @AbdulElSayed . I am so inspired that I will finally be able to vote for a MI senate candidate who supports Medicare for All, ending endless wars, stop funding the genocide the Palestinian people + protecting our water and air. #MedicareforAll #FreePalestine”

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As printed Aug 13

“I think the Democratic Party is lost, and I think it's dangerous. I don't know that it's lost and dangerous in Fort Lauderdale or Florida, but nationally, the kinds of people that the Democrats are nominating, these are people who do not love America,”

on Tlaib's effort to unseat two Jewish House Democrats in Florida

Fox News Tlaib under fire for working to unseat two Jewish House Democrats in Florida: 'No coincidence' ›

Posted it themselves Aug 2

“Nothing can erase the fact Haley Stevens takes corporate PAC money from the companies hurting Michiganders: AT&T BlackRock Blue Origin (owned by Jeff Bezos) Boeing Charter Communications Cigna Comcast Deloitte DoorDash DTE Energy Ernst & Young (EY) General Mills General Motors Goldman Sachs Guardian Life Insurance Home Depot Honeywell International Humana McDonald’s PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Principal Life Insurance Qualcomm Stanley Black & Decker T-Mobile UBS Verizon Ally Financial American Crystal Sugar Applied Intuition BASF Celanese Corning Inc. Cozen O'Connor DaVita Elevance Health Grant Thornton Advisors Huntington Ingalls Industries Infineon Technologies Inspire Brands International Paper Nielsen Nucor”

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As printed Jun 19

“risked their own safety standing shoulder to shoulder to look out for their neighbors, and sometimes look out for strangers, because they knew that was the right thing to do.”

on Obama's remarks at his presidential center opening

USA Today 'Democracy can be frustrating,' Obama says at presidential center opening ›

Posted it themselves Sep 11

“People applauding Whitmer for basically announcing she’s going to do what the Supreme Court ordered her to do is wild.”

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Posted it themselves Sep 1

“. @CBSNews shame on you. You are showing us how racist and bias you are. Targeting Abdul like this is intentional and coordinated. Disgusting.”

on accusing CBS News of racist coverage targeting Abdul

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Posted it themselves Sep 1

“To all who have attacked Hasan Piker, I’m going to check to see if you said anything about Laura Loomer calling a Black woman running for Senate in Florida, Representative Angie Nixon, a ghetto b**** and said that she should tug on her leash. I STAND WITH @AngieNixon”

on Laura Loomer's remark calling Senate candidate Angie Nixon a slur

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Posted it themselves Sep 1

“There is an obsession over attacking folks who are against genocide, yet anti-Black racism goes unchecked.”

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As printed Aug 5

“If we truly want to unify our country, we have to really respect every single voice. We say that so willingly when we talk about Trump supporters, but we don't say that willingly for my Black and Brown neighbors and for LGBTQ neighbors or marginalized people,”

Fox News 'Squad' socialist scores re-election nod as radical wave continues to sweep party ›

Posted it themselves Aug 20

“. @detroitnews has a writer who drew this racist cartoon below. I am not surprised that they downplay anti-Muslim hate.”

on calling a Detroit News cartoon racist and anti-Muslim

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Posted it themselves Aug 18

“Islamophobia is a problem among both Democrats and Republicans. The silence in Michigan among state leaders while one of the largest cities in the state is being terrorized by Islamophobes is shameful.”

on state leaders' silence as Islamophobia targets a large Michigan city

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As printed Jun 12

“They also have a responsibility to stand with the oppressed, defend justice and strengthen human connections.”

on the new mosque and Islamic Institute's opening in Dearborn Heights

ArabAmericanNews Hundreds gather for grand opening of the Imam Al-Hasanain mosque and Islamic Institute of America’s new campus in Dearborn Heights ›