A Quote by Rashida Tlaib

There's no doubt that corporations have been getting away with dumping their pollution into our environment for decades and that they're especially emboldened to pollute in low-income communities and, typically, low-income communities of color.

Rashida Tlaib

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Rashida Tlaib
American - Politician
Born: July 24, 1976

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Letitia James

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Katherine Boo

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Malcolm Jenkins

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Wendy Kopp

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Danny K. Davis

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Gloria Reuben

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Bill Gates

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Jamaal Bowman

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Deb Haaland

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