In my case, I am always that odd candidate that doesn't look like... by Rashida Tlaib

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

Rashida Tlaib

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We always knew where John Conyers stood on issues of equality and civil rights in the fight for the people, thank you Congressman Conyers for fighting for us for over 50 years.

I should be on a plane to see her, but you all gave me even more love today as much I try to replace as much of what I would have been able to get when I got there.

Thank you for not politicizing what's happened to me, because I'm still Rashida Tlaib, more than anything, I'm Rashida Tlaib. I'm also proud of my Palestinian roots. And I'm also strong because I grew up in the most beautiful, blackest city in the country, in the city of Detroit.

I really truly want to thank you so that I'm not home right now thinking about where I'm not at. I'm here with my family.

Its a mistake to target members of Congress because of their views or their viewpoints, i think it was a mistake initially for the president to even tweet that they should not be allowed to go to Israel. I have faith in Israels ability to listen to two members of the United States Congress. So I think its been a huge mistake.

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Over half of our caucus now supports impeachment, many of our folks here actually elected me because I was very strong even during the campaign.

I honor the fact that we are there... all of us have these experiences that I think have been missing in the halls of Congress. Honor that, respect that, put us at the table. Let's come up with a solution together, still, I will not support anything that is broken and that dehumanizes people.

We know what it feels like to be dehumanized, we know what it feels like to be brown and black in this country.

We get so many of them, and I keep asking,' What happens ?' ' What happens to these individuals ?' i'm really sincere. I'm a mother. I want to go home to my two boys.

Im always pushing back against it, but this is going to continue... by Rashida Tlaib

Im always pushing back against it, but this is going to continue happening becauseIm Palestinian.

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When I criticize Netanyahus discrimination, inequality, human rights violations, saying youhave to do better and we have to look at real equality and even desegregating certain communities.

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He cannot just say it's a small group of people, we need to be speaking up against this and it has to start with him. He needs to do better by us and the country. He needs to speak up and condemn this very loud and very clearly.

No, absolutely not, speaker Pelosi has always encouraged me to represent my district, has never told me to stop, has never told me to do anything differently ever.

Of course there is, i think all of us women of color can see that... by Rashida Tlaib

Of course there is, i think all of us women of color can see that.

Just because someone has a person of color, a black person working for them, does not mean they aren't racist, and it is insensitive that some would even say -- the fact that someone would actually use a prop, a black woman in this chamber, in House Oversight Committee, is alone racist in itself.

What I'm criticizing is what's happening at the moment, and I want for there to be accountability so that the government, that administration, that regime can do better.

I know how it feels to be hated because of my religious beliefs. I am proof that as Americans we can embrace our differences.

And when your son looks at you and says,' Mama look, you won. Bullies don't win,' and I said,' Baby, they don't,' because United We're gon na go in there and United We're going to impeach the motherf **** r.

It was like it's our time and we have to march on and can't stand outside of the ring anymore, we have to actually have to run for office and we have to demand to have a seat at the table.

I think it was important because when I was going door to door, people asked me' What are you going to do about President Donald Trump ?'.