A biography for Rashida Tlaibhasn’t been written yet.
“The emoluments clause is in the Constitution for a reason: We, as Americans, need to know that the president acts in our best interests, not his own self-interest.”
“How long do we have to keep fighting for affordable prescription drugs?”
“I don't want our right to be able to speak and dissent to be taken away.”
“I think social media brings another dynamic to running for office so publicly.”
“Being in southwest Detroit, when my dad would want to say anything about me or my brothers or sisters, he would start speaking in Spanish to my uncle and my grandmother because we didn't understand.”
“My dad's first-ever real true job was at Ford Motor Company. He was a UAW member.”
“In 2017, Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio, an Arizona sheriff who was ordered by a federal court to stop racially profiling and was convicted of criminal contempt when he refused. Arpaio, by targeting Latinx people, was violating both the U.S. Constitution and our civil rights.”
“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.”
“I don't care if it's Saudi Arabia or if it's Israel or any other country. I can't imagine our members of Congress or even the residents back in the day that pushed back against apartheid in Africa not to be able to boycott.”
“Trump has created an atmosphere wherein my sons are questioning their place and identity as Arab Americans and Muslims.”
“My mere existence as a member of Congress as a Palestinian causes a lot of fear, because I'm here as a human being, as an American, that is saying to the world that we exist.”
“In my case, I am always that odd candidate that doesn't look like everybody else.”
“Throughout my career in public service, the residents I have had the privilege of fighting for have embraced who I am, especially my Palestinian roots. This is what I want to bring to the United States Congress: an unapologetic display of the fabric of the people in this country.”
“Taking on corporate greed is an environmental concern.”
“When we shift our public dollars away from our schools and city services and into company developments, it increases the root causes of poverty: unemployment, underemployment, lack of community resources, and lack of quality public education.”
“Old models of development simply seek to lure business with substantial tax breaks and then hope (and pray) that economic benefits will trickle down to residents. It has not worked for our city in the past, and it will not work for the future city that we all hope want to see.”
“My mother knows struggle and has taught me how to lead with compassion, the compassion that should be required for every representative on every level of government.”
“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.”
“I'm just this girl that grew up in southwest Detroit.”
“Resources and money can change people's lives today, where legislation can take years - up to 10, 15 years sometimes before it really, really impacts people.”