Doing the most for MO-01 (STL)—starting with those with the greatest need. Politician + Activist = Politivist. Member, @HouseJudiciary, @OversightDems. She/her.
Dec 12 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
St. Louis, today I delivered my Farewell Address.
I'm incredibly proud of what we've accomplished together, and I am honored to represent MO-01.
My life experiences may differ from many of my colleagues in Congress, but beyond these walls, they are familiar to so many 🧵
Like me, 1 in 4 people of reproductive age have had an abortion.
I have channeled my pain into power to fight for reproductive justice, freedom, and constitutional gender equality in Congress. #ERANow 💚
Oct 19, 2023 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
What we’re not going to do is call yesterday’s courageous and nonviolent anti-war, pro-peace demonstrations an “insurrection”.
This was “good trouble” civil disobedience 🧵
(And let's be clear: Jan. 6 was not civil disobedience; it was an insurrection)
As a politivist in Congress, I know the power of civil disobedience.
Civil disobedience has been used throughout history to fight back against oppression, violence & injustice. It's been used to protest the Vietnam War, South African apartheid, Jim Crow, police brutality & more.
Feb 24, 2023 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
In 4 days, SCOTUS hears arguments on a case seeking to stop President Biden’s life-changing student debt relief plan.
Here’s a 🧵on 4 things you should know before then:
On August 24, 2023, @POTUS heeded the call of borrowers, advocates & activists & announced that he would cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt for people earning less than $125,000.
After the Nov. application launch, 26M borrowers applied & 16M borrowers were approved.
Aug 23, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
For Black & brown communities, college degrees are marketed as solutions to escaping poverty.
Student loan debt punishes Black borrowers for pursuing education through predatory loans & compounding interest.
🧵on how the student loan debt crisis is a racial justice issue:
Systemic racism and equity in our education system leads to Black borrowers owing 50% more upon graduation than their white peers.
Making Black borrowers more likely to accumulate more interest and default on their payments.
Jul 15, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
I voted NO on the National Defense Authorization Act.
I can’t in good conscious support a bill that authorizes $839.3 billion in ambiguous defense spending while our social safety net remains completely underresourced.
Communities across this country continue to be denied the funding they so desperately need, yet Congress continues to funnel seemingly limitless money into the Defense budget.
Jun 30, 2022 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
The Supreme Court is at war with social movements organizing for a more just and equitable America.
My statement at the end of the Supreme Court’s 2021-22 Term🧵 bush.house.gov/media/press-re…
As a Black woman in America, I have never expected to find lasting liberation through the Supreme Court.
May 25, 2021 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
George Floyd had a rich and loving life that was taken from him. It was taken from his daughter, Gianna. It was taken from his brother, Philonise. It was taken from each and every person who knew and loved him. That is what I’m thinking about today.
We must acknowledge that the knee on George Floyd’s neck was just one injustice in a series of compounding systems of racism and structural inequity that he experienced in his life.
