Tlaib Marks 50th Anniversary of End of Vietnam War with Legislative Package to Bring Justice for Victims of Agent Orange
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced the Victims of Agent Orange Act and the Agent Orange Relief Act for the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, a legislative package to address the ongoing harms and legacy of the United States’ spraying of approximately 19 million gallons of Agent Orange […]
Apr 26, 2025
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The Hill Op-Ed: Trump cuts to public transit will hurt working families
I come from the Motor City, where our communities have been denied access to reliable public mass transit for decades. Residents have told me stories about our rail tracks being paved over as auto companies bought up and then dismantled our public streetcar system. Detroit’s suburbs resisted the expansion of public transit as a way […]
Apr 24, 2025
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Detroit Metro Times: Immigrants are ‘disappearing’ at Detroit’s Ambassador Bridge
Shuttershock Immigrants are making a wrong turn at the Ambassador Bridge, and many are ending up in federal custody. A Venezuelan man who took a wrong turn near the Ambassador Bridge in Southwest Detroit was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), prompting outrage from immigrant advocates and elected officials who say the facility […]