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I am brown, and Muslim, and Elizabeth Warren is one of the only senators I trust to fight for my rights and the rights of every community.
Here is why:
I am brown, and Muslim, and Elizabeth Warren is one of the only senators I trust to fight for my rights and the rights of every community.
Here is why:
To explain, Muslims are the most disliked group in America among the "minority faith and racial groups".
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
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20% of Americans don't even think Muslims should have the right to vote.
economist.com/graphic-detail…
20% of Americans don't even think Muslims should have the right to vote.
economist.com/graphic-detail…
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In Donald Trump's America, we worry about our kids, nephews, nieces, etc, being bullied.
Not just by the kids of Trumpers, but of those that are supposed to know better.
We worry about kids getting called terrorists, and not having friends in school to lean on.
In Donald Trump's America, we worry about our kids, nephews, nieces, etc, being bullied.
Not just by the kids of Trumpers, but of those that are supposed to know better.
We worry about kids getting called terrorists, and not having friends in school to lean on.
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Even ostensibly liberal shows like Bill Maher promote Muslimphobic stereotypes.
Even ostensibly liberal shows like Bill Maher promote Muslimphobic stereotypes.
6. In 2015, at the height of the Syrian refugee crisis, Elizabeth Warren visited Lesbos, the island in Greece, where refugees would seek shelter, en route to a safe residence elsewhere.
bostonglobe.com/news/politics/…
bostonglobe.com/news/politics/…
7. When Warren returned, she spoke powerfully about the plight of refugees.
Implored politicians unwilling to help to do something to help.
She spoke about little girls sent away by parents, because the journey to safety alone was safer than Syria.
huffpost.com/entry/elizabet…
Implored politicians unwilling to help to do something to help.
She spoke about little girls sent away by parents, because the journey to safety alone was safer than Syria.
huffpost.com/entry/elizabet…
8. Warren was among a handful of politicians on the side of refugees.
And she spoke powerfully on their behalf on the Senate floor.
And she spoke powerfully on their behalf on the Senate floor.
9. Here is that speech:
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11. Warren sent out emails to her email list, asking not for donations, but for her supporters to support the cause of Syrian refugees.
motherjones.com/politics/2015/…
motherjones.com/politics/2015/…
13. Once Trump was in office, she led interfaith events to bring different faith communities together.
Promote community and understanding in the face of Trump's bigotry.
Promote community and understanding in the face of Trump's bigotry.
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15. And when Trump imposed the Muslim ban, no senator fought it harder than Elizabeth Warren did.
16. Elizabeth Warren led the airport protest at Logan Airport.
To pressure the admin to release detained Muslim-Americans, and greencard and visa holders.
To pressure the admin to release detained Muslim-Americans, and greencard and visa holders.
17. Warren was the only Senator to show up to any of the airport protests.
18. John Lewis went to ATL and sat there in protest for the civil rights of Muslims.
Leading, like he always did.
Leading, like he always did.
19. John Lewis stood for every community no matter how unpopular their existence was in the country.
He supported the LGBTQ community when it was unpopular to do so.
And Muslims when it's unpopular.
He was our champion.
Rest in power.
He supported the LGBTQ community when it was unpopular to do so.
And Muslims when it's unpopular.
He was our champion.
Rest in power.
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22. Led a protest in front of the Supreme Court.
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24. Warren delivered a powerful rebuke of the decision on the Senate floor.
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26. Was in the fight every step of the way.
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29. Warren took an Iraqi refugee, Tiba Faraj, as her guest to Trump's address to Congress.
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33. Just prior to WWII, the U.S. rejected a ship of 900 German Jews.
A proposal to accept 20,000 Jewish children was also rejected.
Americans were against Jewish refugees by 2 to 1 margin.
vox.com/policy-and-pol…
A proposal to accept 20,000 Jewish children was also rejected.
Americans were against Jewish refugees by 2 to 1 margin.
vox.com/policy-and-pol…
34. What good are politicians who only protect human rights when it's popular to do so?
Who only look out for those than can vote for them.
Who only look out for those than can vote for them.
35. In 2018, emails from John Kelly's office from the previous year revealed that Kelly had referred to Warren as an “impolite arrogant woman”.
He said his conversation with her was, “absolutely most insulting conversation I have ever had with anyone"
buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonl…
He said his conversation with her was, “absolutely most insulting conversation I have ever had with anyone"
buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonl…
36. What had happened was when the Muslim ban happened, American residents were banned from returning, if not citizens.
Warren harassed Kelly's office to change their position.
When she finally got a hold of him on the phone, she gave him a verbal thrashing to remember.
Warren harassed Kelly's office to change their position.
When she finally got a hold of him on the phone, she gave him a verbal thrashing to remember.
37. After the emails were revealed a year later, Kelly's description of Warren became a news story.
So Warren responded.
Here is her thread on what happened:
So Warren responded.
Here is her thread on what happened:
38. When Donald Trump tweeted out a video of an old, edited Ilhan Omar speech which was spliced with footage of the 9/11 attack, many Dems didn't speak out.
Elizabeth Warren spoke up and pushed her colleagues to do the same.
Elizabeth Warren spoke up and pushed her colleagues to do the same.
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40. When the Muslim Caucus held a forum, inviting all Democratic primary candidates to attend, to address the concerns of Muslim-Americans, only Elizabeth Warren appeared.
41. Some candidates ignored the invitation, some flat out declined, and others agreed to send videos.
How can Muslim Americans trust those that couldn't even be bothered to send a video to defend our rights?
How can Muslim Americans trust those that couldn't even be bothered to send a video to defend our rights?
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43. To their credit, Julian Castro and Bernie Sanders attended the only other Muslim forum for presidential candidates held in Houston in August.
44. In America, Republicans like to talk about Judeo-Christian values, and make sure to exclude all other groups as not representing American values.
When Elizabeth Warren talks of faith, she includes all, in the most heartfelt way.
When Elizabeth Warren talks of faith, she includes all, in the most heartfelt way.
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46. Recently, the right-wing government in Israel has announced its intention to annex parts of the West Bank.
This would make a future contiguous Palestinian state impossible.
These 12 Senators are pushing back.
middleeasteye.net/news/senators-…
This would make a future contiguous Palestinian state impossible.
These 12 Senators are pushing back.
middleeasteye.net/news/senators-…
47. The 2 state solution is the only viable solution to the conflict, and annexation forecloses the possibility of ending that conflict.
Annexation would mean endless conflict.
All Dems oppose annexation in terms of stated policy.
So where are the others besides these 12?
Annexation would mean endless conflict.
All Dems oppose annexation in terms of stated policy.
So where are the others besides these 12?
48. I would love to vote for someone with melanin.
But what good does it do mean to have someone in office who looks like me but doesn't fight for me?
I can't live vicariously through someone's successful, high-flying political career.
But what good does it do mean to have someone in office who looks like me but doesn't fight for me?
I can't live vicariously through someone's successful, high-flying political career.
49. Elizabeth Warren was the first national political leader to openly support Black Lives Matter.
50. This was back when Democrats didn't realize that saying "all lives matter" wasn't an appropriate response to #BLM and multiple people in the Democratic primary said "all lives matter".
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54. Warren's latest accomplishment is probably pertinent here:
55. A few months later, Elizabeth Warren gave the best speech on race I have ever seen.
amp.twimg.com/v/4bcf8e08-a73…
amp.twimg.com/v/4bcf8e08-a73…
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59. This is a great thread with clips from different parts of that speech.
60. The thing that Elizabeth Warren did crucially is she didn't engage in class reductionism, she specifically called it out.
Something many politicians on the Left engage in.
Economic justice is not sufficient to racial justice.
Something many politicians on the Left engage in.
Economic justice is not sufficient to racial justice.
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62. Two out of the three founders of BLM, Alicia Garza and Patrisse Cullors, endorsed Elizabeth Warren during the Democratic primary.
Opal Tometi didn't endorse anyone in the primary.
Opal Tometi didn't endorse anyone in the primary.
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64. The civil rights advocate and scholar Kimberle Crenshaw, who coined the term "intersectionality", also endorsed Elizabeth Warren.
65. As did, Roxane Gay, who needs no introduction.
66. In 2014 Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote his famous article, "The Case for Reparations" in The Atlantic.
He noted in an interview in May 2019 that Elizabeth Warren approached him after it came out, six years ago, not to ask for favors, but looking to learn.
He noted in an interview in May 2019 that Elizabeth Warren approached him after it came out, six years ago, not to ask for favors, but looking to learn.
68. In the 2015-2016 primary:
69. Warren hasn't stopped talking about racial justice.
Netroots 2017.
Netroots 2017.
70. Elizabeth Warren at NAACP's 62nd Fight for Freedom dinner in 2017.
72. Elizabeth Warren became a Senator in 2013, one of the first bills she introduced was to fight discrimination in employment.
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77. Warren also introduced a bill with Cory Booker to address racism in our criminal justice system, the poor conditions of incarcerated women.
They wrote an op-ed about it.
edition.cnn.com/2017/09/05/opi…
They wrote an op-ed about it.
edition.cnn.com/2017/09/05/opi…
78. And they partnered with NowThis News to do a video op-ed to promote the bill.
79. In 2017, Elizabeth Warren was one of the 4 cosponsors of the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017.
Written to address mandatory minimums, and give judges leeway in imposing lesser sentences.
congress.gov/bill/115th-con…
Written to address mandatory minimums, and give judges leeway in imposing lesser sentences.
congress.gov/bill/115th-con…
80. Elizabeth Warren was also 1 of the 4 cosponsors of Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act 2017
To deal with the militarization of local police forces, and resulting use of excessive force.
congress.gov/bill/115th-con…
To deal with the militarization of local police forces, and resulting use of excessive force.
congress.gov/bill/115th-con…
81. Elizabeth Warren was one of the few politicians to speak out against the militarized police response in Ferguson in 2014.
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83. Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill with 4 other senators, the Solitary Confinement Reform Act.
To address the use of solitary confinement and improve conditions for inmates separated from the general population.
To address the use of solitary confinement and improve conditions for inmates separated from the general population.
84. Elizabeth Warren's speech at the National Action Network's 2017 legislative and policy conference.
85. Elizabeth Warren fought her own party's admin to forgive the student loan debt for the majority Black and Brown kids defrauded by the for-profit Corinthians Colleges.
86. The admin wouldn't budge.
It wasn't possible they said.
How Elizabeth Warren succeeded in getting the student debt forgiven is documented well in this article.
buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyh…
It wasn't possible they said.
How Elizabeth Warren succeeded in getting the student debt forgiven is documented well in this article.
buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyh…
87. Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and Chris Murphy are the reason why Black and Brown kids today have the federal gov ensuring, by law, that racist governors and callous school districts don't destroy their public schools and educational prospects.
88. This is another good article on the fight.
Because the Warren-Gardner & Warren-Booker amendments were added to Every Child Achieves Act 2015, there is some accountability for states & local authorities, so minority public education isn't destroyed.
commonwealthmagazine.org/education/warr…
Because the Warren-Gardner & Warren-Booker amendments were added to Every Child Achieves Act 2015, there is some accountability for states & local authorities, so minority public education isn't destroyed.
commonwealthmagazine.org/education/warr…
89. It was an incredibly lonely fight for the handful of people who fought it, they luckily had the civil rights groups backing them up.
I will have a section on Warren's work on education, to address disparities between the races, later in this thread.
I will have a section on Warren's work on education, to address disparities between the races, later in this thread.
90. Warren made the remark in 2018 that the criminal justice system was racist front to back.
She had spoken about it many times before, but because it was a few months before her Senate reelection, Republicans seized on it.
She had spoken about it many times before, but because it was a few months before her Senate reelection, Republicans seized on it.
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94. But Elizabeth Warren has never backed down from a righteous fight.
96. Warren won the reelection handily, while sticking to her values.
And people came around to her view.
And people came around to her view.
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98. Voters now, in 2020, after the protests, agree with her.
Find yourself a political leader who says and does the right thing when it's not politically expedient.
commonwealthmagazine.org/criminal-justi…
Find yourself a political leader who says and does the right thing when it's not politically expedient.
commonwealthmagazine.org/criminal-justi…
99. Since the beginning of her political career, but also in her academic career, Elizabeth Warren has been laser focused on the problem of racism in housing.
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101. Elizabeth Warren op-ed in the Washington Post on housing segregation.
She bashes the Supreme Court for watering down the civil rights laws on fair housing for all.
She bashes the Supreme Court for watering down the civil rights laws on fair housing for all.
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103. “The Fair Housing Act (1968) protects people from discrimination when they are renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, or engaging in other housing-related activities. Additional protections apply to federally-assisted housing.”
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106. Warren organized with community organizations to fight against Wall Street targeting minority communities for foreclosures.
Taking away homes, instead of working with homeowners to come up mutually beneficial terms that the owners could meet.
Taking away homes, instead of working with homeowners to come up mutually beneficial terms that the owners could meet.
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110. The Secretary of the HUD at that time was none other than Julian Castro.
Fighting for your values, even when against your own party's administration, wins respect.
Secretary Castro endorsed and campaigned for Elizabeth Warren in the Democratic primary.
Fighting for your values, even when against your own party's administration, wins respect.
Secretary Castro endorsed and campaigned for Elizabeth Warren in the Democratic primary.
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Please click link in tweet above to continue thread, accidentally broke my thread.
113. Elizabeth Warren meeting with activists before testifying for the Humphrey Hawkins report in 2016.
She testified about how the economic recovery hadn't reached Black and Brown families.
She testified about how the economic recovery hadn't reached Black and Brown families.
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116. Elizabeth Warren speaking at the Color of Wealth summit in 2016.
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121. Elizabeth Warren proposed expanding the Community Reinvestment Act to make sure commercial banks invest in low-income communities.
122. Once Trump took office, Elizabeth Warren fought alongside community organizations and activists, against housing cuts.
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129. Elizabeth Warren fought against her own Dem colleagues when they wanted to weaken consumer protections on mortgages that undermine the gov's ability to enforce laws against racial discrimination in housing.
131. Elizabeth Warren speaking on the Senate floor against the bill. Fighting righteous fights.
132. Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown took on a CFPB official when it was revealed that a decade ago he had anonymously written racist and sexist blog posts.
134. Elizabeth Warren set up the CFPB to help everyone wronged by financial institutions but she also gave it a specific mandate to enforce fair lending laws.
CFPB has an office of fair lending, to tackle discrimination by financial institutions.
americanbanker.com/news/elizabeth…
CFPB has an office of fair lending, to tackle discrimination by financial institutions.
americanbanker.com/news/elizabeth…
136. 2009 article while Warren was chair of the TARP panel, before entering politics.
politico.com/story/2009/04/…
politico.com/story/2009/04/…
137. Elizabeth Warren's 2004 paper on predatory lending.
"The Economics of Race: When Making It to the Middle Is Not Enough"
scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/cgi/viewconten…
"The Economics of Race: When Making It to the Middle Is Not Enough"
scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/cgi/viewconten…
138. Warren talks about the racial wealth gap, the racial gap in home ownership, and predatory lending vis a vis race.
139. President Obama was a fan of Elizabeth Warren's work on predatory lending, before he became a US senator, and later president.
140. When Warren wrote an article in 2007 proposing the CFPB in Democracy Journal, Senator Obama read it, and he, later, as president, championed her idea.
Elizabeth Warren is the only politician alive to come up with an idea for a whole new gov agency, and get to set it up.
Elizabeth Warren is the only politician alive to come up with an idea for a whole new gov agency, and get to set it up.
141. “There aren’t that many people who can say they had an idea, wrote about it and ended up bringing it to fruition, in terms of the creation of a whole new government agency with a very focused mission" - David Axelrod
nytimes.com/2019/09/21/us/…
nytimes.com/2019/09/21/us/…
142. At the 2017 Rainbow Push Coalition conference, Elizabeth Warren was a keynote speaker and was honored with an award for her work.
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146. In 2016, Rev Jesse Jackson wrote an op-ed asking Hillary Clinton to pick Elizabeth Warren as her vice president.
148. Warren and Rev Jesse Jackson have had a close working relationship, both share the goal of helping the poor and minorities .
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150. In 2018, Elizabeth Warren introduced a housing bill with a focus on race.
She wanted to address the lingering effects of redlining in this country, and address modern day redlining.
Read this to learn more:
revealnews.org/blog/sen-warre…
She wanted to address the lingering effects of redlining in this country, and address modern day redlining.
Read this to learn more:
revealnews.org/blog/sen-warre…
151. A couple of months later, Rep Cedric Richmond introduced the House version of the bill.
152. During the Democratic primary, Warren reintroduced the bill to garner support with all the media attention.
153. A 2014 Politico article reporting on Warren's opposition to President Obama appointing a Wall Street investment banker to the Treasury Department notes her leaked comments opposing him in a private meeting with donors.
But also notes her comments on race relations.
But also notes her comments on race relations.
154. "Warren gave what attendees described as a passionate talk about a growing problem in the United States.
She ascribed some of the problem to a worsening climate of economic opportunity for African-Americans than existed even a decade ago, according to attendees."
She ascribed some of the problem to a worsening climate of economic opportunity for African-Americans than existed even a decade ago, according to attendees."
155. " And she said that the mortgage crisis affected black and Hispanic families more heavily, describing those groups as being “targeted.”
156. The nominee Warren opposed, she managed to sink his nomination.
And she is still working on the issues facing Black and Brown families.
politico.com/story/2014/12/…
And she is still working on the issues facing Black and Brown families.
politico.com/story/2014/12/…
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160. When Trump got elected and announced he was making Steve Bannon chief strategist. Warren took on the fight to oppose him.
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163. Warren had to argue with Anderson Cooper, about Bannon, on his show.
Cooper thought Warren was wrong to call Bannon a white supremacist and that there was no evidence for that claim.
Cooper thought Warren was wrong to call Bannon a white supremacist and that there was no evidence for that claim.
164. Always looking out for POCs.
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166. Warren tried to get Steve King, the most openly racist member of the House, out of Congress.
168. Elizabeth Warren and Elijah Cummings, her closest ally in the House, founded the Middle Class Prosperity Project in 2015.
To try help save the disappearing middle class, and make it easier for those in poverty to enter the middle class.
To try help save the disappearing middle class, and make it easier for those in poverty to enter the middle class.
169. They held hearings on the effect of poverty on children's opportunities.
170. Held hearings on the predatory financial practices of financial institutions who prey on everyone, but especially Black and Brown families, and on economic injustice.
171. Held a field hearing on student debt, focusing on its effect on Black and Brown kids, at an HBCU, Howard University.
172. Held a hearing with Rev. Dr. Barber on poverty.
173. They also worked on various other issues including introducing legislation to tackle the opioid crisis.
Rep. Cummings passed away last year.
Rest in power.
Rep. Cummings passed away last year.
Rest in power.
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176. Elizabeth Warren at Ebenezer Baptist.
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180. When she was a professor, Elizabeth Warren was known for being the most race conscious law professor on campus and having a race-conscious syllabus.
181. Great thread with Warren receipts all the way back to 1975.
182. Puerto Rico.
Elizabeth Warren has fought harder for Puerto Rico than any other politician who is not a Boricua.
Elizabeth Warren has fought harder for Puerto Rico than any other politician who is not a Boricua.
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184. This is what Julio is talking about.
185. When Treasury wants to help big banks, it finds really creative solutions. When it concerns Puerto Rico or student debt, then not so much
Elizabeth Warren takes on her own party over and over again, if it means helping people.
Elizabeth Warren takes on her own party over and over again, if it means helping people.
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188. Elizabeth Warren speaking at LULAC in 2016.
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191. Elizabeth Warren was honored with the LULAC National Legislative Award.
192. In 2016, Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Gillibrand, and Sen. Blumenthal introduced legislation to let Puerto Rico file for bankruptcy and restructure its debt.
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194. Callous Republican criticizing Elizabeth Warren for trying to help Puerto Rico.
195. Elizabeth Warren opposing PROMESA in 2016, the legislation that subjected P.R. to an unelected control board to restructure its debt, leading to austerity and misery.
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199. Elizabeth Warren in Worcester, MA, discussing the plight of Puerto Rico with faith groups.
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203. Elizabeth Warren leading a protest to support Puerto Rico, in DC.
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208. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Durbin demanding answers from the CDC on the spread of water borne diseases in P.R.
209. Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and Puerto Ricans are American citizens.
But because Puerto Rico isn't a state, it doesn't have representation in Congress.
Elizabeth Warren tries her best to make sure P.R. is represented
But because Puerto Rico isn't a state, it doesn't have representation in Congress.
Elizabeth Warren tries her best to make sure P.R. is represented
210. Rep. Nydia Velazquez is Puerto Rican, and represents New York in Congress. She has been the loudest voice in Congress in advocating for P.R.
Elizabeth Warren and Rep Velazquez having been fighting together, for years, to help P.R.
Elizabeth Warren and Rep Velazquez having been fighting together, for years, to help P.R.
211. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Sanders introduced legislation together to help P.R. recover and build its economy after Hurricane Maria in 2017, which devastated the island.
They proposed a “Marshall Plan” for P.R.
They proposed a “Marshall Plan” for P.R.
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214. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Cassidy ask HELP committee chair Sen. Alexander to hold a hearing on the health and education issues in P.R. and U.S. Virgin Islands.
215. Video of MA delegations trip to P.R.
216. Elizabeth Warren authored legislation with Ed Markey to hold FEMA accountable and activate Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) to provide housing to hurricane survivors.
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219. Warren and Bernie authored another bill to provide debt relief to Puerto Rico.
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222. Rep Velazquez introduced Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Sanders's P.R. debt relief bill in the House.
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224. Elizabeth Warren's trip to P.R. in 2019 to check out conditions.
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227. Recently, Senator Warren led 10 members of Congress in asking for an investigation into HUD's delay in providing funding for disaster recovery in P.R.
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229. Warren, Schumer and Rep. Velazquez asked the Department of Education to release already approved funding for P.R. schools.
230. Republican attack ad against Warren in her first ever political race in 2012, against Scott Brown.
Interviewer clipped asks her why she supports in-state tuition for Dreamers when the Democrats in the legislature in MA and voters don't.
She replies, "because it's right".
Interviewer clipped asks her why she supports in-state tuition for Dreamers when the Democrats in the legislature in MA and voters don't.
She replies, "because it's right".
231. She is also asked about building a wall at the border by a Republican operative.
She unequivocally says no.
This was in 2012, many years before Trump, when many Dems supported a wall.
She unequivocally says no.
This was in 2012, many years before Trump, when many Dems supported a wall.
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233. Scott Brown demagogued hard on the issue.
A position where MA voters were with Brown.
A position where MA voters were with Brown.
234. Elizabeth Warren was unperturbed, she led with her values.
And beat an incumbent with the highest polled popularity that had ever been beaten.
And beat an incumbent with the highest polled popularity that had ever been beaten.
235. And Warren didn't stop leading with her values after she was elected.
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238. Elizabeth Warren at Netroots 2014, "immigration has made this country strong."
239. Dreamers also deserve quality education.
240. Elizabeth Warren receiving AFL-CIO's Defender of the Dream award in 2017.
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242. Elizabeth Warren at Netroots 2017.
Dreamers are our friends, families, and our future.
Dreamers are our friends, families, and our future.
243. "This August we are mobilizing"
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247. "We cannot sit back...We must fight to protect Dreamers"
248. Elizabeth Warren telling Reina Guevara's story on the Senate floor.
Reina fled sexual harassment and exploitation in El Salvador when she was 11.
Reina fled sexual harassment and exploitation in El Salvador when she was 11.
249. Warren telling Elias's story on the Senate floor.
Elias was 6 when his mother escaped violence in Venezuela, and brought him legally to the U.S.
At the age of 11, his mother died of cancer, and he lost his legal status without even knowing it.
Elias was 6 when his mother escaped violence in Venezuela, and brought him legally to the U.S.
At the age of 11, his mother died of cancer, and he lost his legal status without even knowing it.
250. Elizabeth Warren leading a clean Dream Act rally in DC.
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258. "This is what fighting for justice looks like."
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262. Diana's story.
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264. Full backstory of Elias, the Dreamer who Warren had spoken about on the Senate floor in 2017.
265. In 2014, Elizabeth Warren was one of the only politicians to show up at National Council of La Raza.
While Dems wants Latinx votes, Dems don't make much of an effort listening to their concerns.
msnbc.com/msnbc/elizabet…
While Dems wants Latinx votes, Dems don't make much of an effort listening to their concerns.
msnbc.com/msnbc/elizabet…
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267. Warren: It's not only up to the Latinx community to push for immigration reforms.
268. "Across this country, Latino families were robbed by people wearing white shirts and big smiles while regulators looked the other way.
The game is rigged and it’s not right.
We can whine about it, we can whimper about, or we can fight back.“
That’s why I’m here.”
The game is rigged and it’s not right.
We can whine about it, we can whimper about, or we can fight back.“
That’s why I’m here.”
269. Immigration made America strong.
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271. The financial institutions targeted minorities for the worst mortgages.
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273. In 2016, Elizabeth Warren was given the Give Liberty a Hand award by the MIRA coalition.
274. Warren was also the keynote speaker at the National Council of La Raza 2016.
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277. Warren said it in her first political campaign and Warren said it over and over again.
#NoBanNoWall
#NoBanNoWall
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279. Warren speaking at the Women's March 2017
"We will not build a stupid wall."
"We will not build a stupid wall."
280. Elizabeth Warren fought for the rights of Black and Brown kids in Every Student Succeeds Act 2015 and continued to fight for good public school for minority kids.
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282. Warren supporting the Women Disobey protesters who staged a sit-in at a Senate office building to protest family detention.
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284. Elizabeth Warren with protesters at the Families Belong Together March.
285. Warren called for ICE to be replaced with “something that reflects our morality” at a protest in June 2018.
And because it was months before her Senate reelection, Republicans seized on that.
boston.cbslocal.com/2018/06/30/bos…
And because it was months before her Senate reelection, Republicans seized on that.
boston.cbslocal.com/2018/06/30/bos…
286. Geoff Diehl, Warren's Republican opponent, tried his best to demagogue on the issue.
287. Some Republican strategists said the quiet part out loud.
They didn't expect to beat Warren but they did want to drive up her unfavorability before her presidential run.
They didn't expect to beat Warren but they did want to drive up her unfavorability before her presidential run.
288. Republican groups from across the country poured in money into the race to try drive up Warren's unfavorability.
They feared Elizabeth Warren challenging Donald Trump.
eagletribune.com/news/merrimack…
They feared Elizabeth Warren challenging Donald Trump.
eagletribune.com/news/merrimack…
289. But Elizabeth Warren has no quit in her and has never backed away from righteous fights.
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292. Elizabeth Warren did her very best to try sink the nomination of Kathy Kraninger, for the head of CFPB, because of her part in helping create Trump's family separation policy.
293.
294. Elizabeth Warren fighting Kathy Kraninger's nomination at the hearing and calling out her fellow senators is something to see.
It's why she gives me so much hope.
It's why she gives me so much hope.
295. The full video can be viewed here.
296.
297. Elizabeth Warren fights for every community and addresses problems we face in every facet of life.
298.
299. Elizabeth Warren celebrating the recent SCOTUS DACA decision with friends and activists.
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302. Elizabeth Warren has been pushing for diversity in every sector her entire political career.
In 2013, spoke to the ACS about the need for a diverse judiciary.
In 2013, spoke to the ACS about the need for a diverse judiciary.
303. Warren wanted more diversity among asset managers.
304. Spoke to Alliance for Justice in 2014 about the need for a diverse federal bench.
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306. Elizabeth Warren hosted a summit with @RepMaxineWaters, @RepGregoryMeeks, and @CoryBooker in 2015 to argue for the need for diverse money managers.
307. Elizabeth Warren spearheaded a letter in 2016, in the Senate, along with @RepJohnConyers, in the House, to ask the Fed to do a better job of having diversity in its workforce.
309.
310. They led a group of 120 lawmakers in asking the then Democratic administration to increase diversity in the Fed.
311.
312. Warren spoke at ACS 16 about the need for a diverse federal bench and why it's important to justice being served.
313. In 2017, Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Schumer and Sen. Schatz helped add the "Rooney Rule" into the Senate Democratic conference rules, to make sure Senate staffers are diverse.
315. Elizabeth Warren has been fighting to address the racial wealth gap forever.
316.
317. Elizabeth Warren talking about the racial wealth gap at the Families First event in 2015.
318. "Wealth has been systematically stripped out of African American communities."
319. "African Americans were targeted for worst of subprime mortgages, then even more during the foreclosure crisis."
320.
321. Elizabeth Warren spoke about income inequality and the wealth gap between white and nonwhite families at her speech at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in 2015.
323. Elizabeth Warren speaking about the racial wealth gap at the Color of Wealth summit in 2016.
324.
325. "During Great Recession, wealth gap between blacks & whites tripled"
326. Elizabeth Warren contributed to the ACS publication in 2016, writing about the income and wealth gap.
Asking the next administration to address these problems.
Asking the next administration to address these problems.
327. The housing bill Elizabeth Warren released in 2018 is the best way to address the racial wealth gap because homes are the main assets that comprise the wealth of most Americans.
The bill focuses on the wealth gap.
slate.com/business/2018/…
The bill focuses on the wealth gap.
slate.com/business/2018/…
328. "@SenWarren just shared a statistic that cannot be repeated enough: The median household income in Boston is $247,500 for white people. The median household income in Boston is $8 for black people."
329. "Policy not personality"
330. "I have a new plan to tackle it head on."
331. I will have a section later on in this thread on how Elizabeth Warren changed the game up in the primary.
She forced it to becomes more substantive.
Spoke about redlining, student debt, wealth gap, put race at the center of every policy.
She forced it to becomes more substantive.
Spoke about redlining, student debt, wealth gap, put race at the center of every policy.
332. Karin does an excellent job of providing old Warren receipts from her academic career.
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336. Please read Karin's full thread.
I will have a section later on in this thread dedicated to her years prior to becoming a politician.
I will have a section later on in this thread dedicated to her years prior to becoming a politician.
337. Something people forget is that Elizabeth Warren got the "nevertheless, she persisted" slogan because she tried to sink the nomination of a racist, Jeff Sessions, to prevent him from becoming the head of law enforcement in the country.
338. As a district attorney in Alabama in the 80s, Jeff Sessions was a huge, racist POS.
He tried to use the power of his office to scare Black citizens from registering to vote and casting ballots.
usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
He tried to use the power of his office to scare Black citizens from registering to vote and casting ballots.
usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
339. In 1986, when Sessions was nominated by Reagan for a federal judgeship, Coretta Scott King, the civil rights leader, & wife of MLK, wrote a letter to the Senate opposing his nomination.
That letter helped make him the second failed federal judiciary nominee in 48 years.
That letter helped make him the second failed federal judiciary nominee in 48 years.
340. And when Jeff Sessions was nominated by Trump to be the attorney general of the country.
In charge of law enforcement in the country, Elizabeth Warren gave a speech on the Senate floor to try sink his nomination, she read Coretta Scott King's letter.
In charge of law enforcement in the country, Elizabeth Warren gave a speech on the Senate floor to try sink his nomination, she read Coretta Scott King's letter.
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342.
343. Elizabeth Warren put everyone who voted for Sessions on notice, including those from her own party.
345. Elizabeth Warren speaking to a reporter before the Senate vote on Sessions.
346. Elizabeth Warren on Jeff Sessions at Netroots 2017.
347. Elizabeth Warren talking about Jeff Sessions's terrible civil rights record as AG, on the Senate floor, after he had served a year in office.
348.
349. And Jeff Sessions has been bitter about Elizabeth Warren ever since, even after Donald Trump kicked him out of his job.
And he recently lost his primary election when he wanted to become a senator again. Karma.
Check out the ratio on this tweet.
And he recently lost his primary election when he wanted to become a senator again. Karma.
Check out the ratio on this tweet.
350. And Jeff Sessions wasn't the only racist whose nomination Warren fought against.
Elizabeth Warren has vocally opposed judges with racist histories, when they have been nominated to the federal bench by Donald Trump.
Elizabeth Warren has vocally opposed judges with racist histories, when they have been nominated to the federal bench by Donald Trump.
351.
352. Elizabeth Warren spoke powerfully about how the Senate, during President Obama's time, held up the nomination of two Black women for the federal bench but Trump had now nominated a racist for the same role.
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355. During the 2016 presidential campaign, no politician other than the nominee took on Donald Trump like Elizabeth Warren did.
I particularly enjoyed this tweet storm:
I particularly enjoyed this tweet storm:
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360. Crucially, what Elizabeth Warren did over and over again during 2016 was call out Trump's racism without mincing words.
361. Politicians aren't supposed to call other politicians racist. Even when they are.
Apparently Warren calling out Trump's racism was newsworthy enough to generate CNN articles.
edition.cnn.com/2016/05/04/pol…
Apparently Warren calling out Trump's racism was newsworthy enough to generate CNN articles.
edition.cnn.com/2016/05/04/pol…
362. But Warren kept speaking the truth, loud and clear.
363. When Trump tried to defame a judge presiding over the Trump University fraud case by making a big deal of the judge's ethnicity, Warren hammered him for it.
365. Elizabeth Warren spoke so powerfully about race at the Democratic Convention in 2016 that it spawned several think pieces.
366. "We are not going to be Donald Trump's hate filled America, not now, not ever"
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371. And Warren kept calling out his racism once he became president.
When Trump called African countries shithole countries, Warren called out his racism, and told the story of Joe Freddy Francois.
When Trump called African countries shithole countries, Warren called out his racism, and told the story of Joe Freddy Francois.
372. "The character of this nation is not the character of its president. It is the character of its people."
373. During the MLK breakfast in Boston in 2018, Warren spoke about "the challenge of an openly racist president of the United States".
374. Here is a clip of that excellent speech:
375. Elizabeth Warren has been showing up for all her Massachusetts constituents her entire political career.
Celebrating Juneteenth in 2012.
Celebrating Juneteenth in 2012.
376. Elizabeth Warren speaking at a Mothers for Justice and Equality meeting in 2012.
377. Cute throwback picture of Warren with her daughter, son-in-law, grandkids, Bruce and Ayanna Pressley, attending church.
378.
379. Elizabeth Warren giving a speech at Twelfth Baptist.
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383.
384. Elizabeth Warren's pastor for the last decade has been Rev. Miniard Culpepper.
They prayed together before every debate in the primary.
They also prayed together before every debate in 2012, Warren's first political campaign.
lowellsun.com/2020/02/27/mee…
They prayed together before every debate in the primary.
They also prayed together before every debate in 2012, Warren's first political campaign.
lowellsun.com/2020/02/27/mee…
385.
386. Elizabeth Warren shows up, not just at election time, looking for votes.
wbur.org/news/2019/09/0…
wbur.org/news/2019/09/0…
387.
388. During the primary, Elizabeth Warren was also endorsed by Monica Cannon-Grant, BLM organizer in Massachusetts and founder of the group Violence in Boston.
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