<p>Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) gave a response to President Joe Biden&#8217;s State of the Union address on Tuesday night — despite the president being a member of her own party. Tlaib&#8217;s speech was addressed specifically to the Working Families Party in what appeared to be an attempt to shore up any doubt amongst the progressive base that Biden is indeed a lefty. Tlaib claimed that he would have been more progressive, but that moderate Democrats in conjunction with the Republican Party blocked far-left goals like abolishing the filibuster, passing a Green New Deal, and enshrining abortion as a fundamental right.</p>
<p>Tlaib told the 300 or so viewers on the Working Families Party Facebook page that she was proud to have been raised in the &#8220;most beautiful and blackest cities&#8221; in America, and that while she is a proud Democrat, she is also a member of the Working Families Party. It is unclear how many other sites and pages streamed her speech.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Working Families Party is a voice for the multiracial working class, fighting for a nation that cares for all of us,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I’m a lifelong Democrat and I’m also part of the WFP, because I believe that our government must put the needs of working families first.&#8221;</p>
<p>During her speech, Tlaib did not rebuke Biden but rather praised him for his efforts while claiming that &#8220;n<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">o one fought harder for  Biden&#8217;s </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">agenda than progressives.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">However, &#8220;two forces stood in the way: a Republican Party that serves the rich and powerful,&#8221; Tlaib alleged, &#8220;And just enough corporate-backed Democratic obstructionists to help them succeed.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>As a result, legislation like the Build Back Better plan was blocked during Biden&#8217;s first year in office, she claimed. Instead, Tlaib implored her audience to &#8220;Imagine a government where corporate donors don’t drive healthcare, climate, education and poverty policies. Where the working families call the shots. It’s time we had a majority in Congress to fight for us – A Working Families majority.&#8221;</p>
<p>Tlaib also stressed the importance of unions for the working class, stating, <span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;This smile is because of the United Autoworkers.</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> They ensured our family had dental care.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>&#8220;Imagine turning the Rust Belt into a Green Belt that is a center of American jobs and innovation for the next century,&#8221; Tlaib also said, referencing the hollowed out region of the country where many manufacturing jobs used to be. &#8220;And we’d ensure clean air and water. Because I know we can’t build back better if our children can’t live healthy lives.&#8221;</p>
<p>Tlaib also encouraged Congress to focus on providing counseling resources — not police — to solve rising crime and poverty.</p>
<p>&#8220;We can’t police away homelessness, poverty or the mental health crisis in our country,&#8221; Tlaib said. &#8220;Care, not MORE criminalization, is how we ensure lasting safety for all.&#8221;</p>
<p>In closing, Tlaib implored the far-left to get out and vote in the 2022 midterms, claiming the elections are just as important as stopping President Donald Trump was in 2020.</p>
<p>&#8220;I know it&#8217;s possible when we all come together,&#8221; Tlaib claimed while arguing that Democrats should continue to pursue the Build Back Better bill.</p>
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