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Rashida Tlaib: “I don't have to beg them to not vote with the corporations…”

Featuring: Rashida Tlaib, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, District 12

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Published | Video Starts at 06:31

Like, I am excited about the possibility of having someone that I don't have to check their votes. You know what I mean by that? Like, completely on. I don't have to beg them to not vote with the corporations or for a defense budget that takes away from our education system, our healthcare system. Someone that is unapologetic about Medicare for all and can actually say why. But I love that we get to expose our faith through public service. Yes. You know, I. (06:31–06:42)

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Asserts that voting with corporations and for a defense budget detracts from education and healthcare funding.

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