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. Rashida Tlaib Read Quote
I went to Detroit Public Schools: Harms Elementary, Bennett, which is now called Phoenix Academy. This is all in Southwest Detroit. I graduated from Southwestern High School, so I’m a ‘Prospector,’ which is what we used to call each other. Rashida Tlaib Read Quote
I want people to feel like they have access to Congress, that they have access to government. Rashida Tlaib Read Quote
I really am focused on making sure we’re doing everything we can so every single person in our country… has the right to thrive… and live in a just and equitable society. Rashida Tlaib Read Quote
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. Rashida Tlaib Read Quote
To me, I know that if we could pass the Civil Rights Act of ’64 over 50 years ago, then we can pass Justice for All Civil Rights Act. We can pass Medicare for All. Rashida Tlaib Read Quote
No matter how much the private sector crows that corporate tax breaks will lead to more jobs or robust economic activity, such benefits rarely materialize. Rashida Tlaib Read Quote
When I think of immigration, I want to think of families. I want to think of unity. I want to think of a safe place, you know, free of persecution, a place where we can welcome a child that is hungry. Rashida Tlaib Read Quote
