State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) announced House Bill 5966, a universal single-payer plan to provide comprehensive health coverage to every resident of Michigan, March 23, 2022. MiCare would be publicly administered, cutting out the profit motive and removing costly bureaucracy designed to deny care. Rabhi was joined at the announcement by advocates and organizations supporting universal health care, including the Michigan Nurses Association, Michigan for Single Payer Healthcare, Michigan Universal Health Care Action Network and Physicians for a National Health Plan.
State Reps. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids), Padma Kuppa (D-Troy), Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) and Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) announced legislation to ensure Michigan’s water is managed in the best interests of the public, at a press conference on March 17, 2022.
Democratic Floor Leader Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) spoke to his resolution declaring June as Alzheimer's Awareness Month in Michigan, on June 3, 2021.
Democratic state representatives attended a voting rights rally at the Capitol on April 13, 2021.
State Reps. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor), Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) and Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) introduced legislation to protect Michigan’s water resources and ensure they are managed in the interests of the people of the state, at a press conference Thursday, December 5, 2019. The three-bill package affirms that all the waters of the state are held inalienably in the public trust, bans the diversion of bottled water outside the Great Lakes watershed and explicitly authorizes the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to protect water in its jurisdiction.
Democratic members of the House of Representatives show their support for the striking United Auto Workers members on Wednesday, September 18, 2019.
House Democratic Floor Leader Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) and Reps. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia), Kara Hope (D-Holt) and John Reilly (R-Oakland Township) announced the introduction of House Bill 5254, which will end the corporate Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) tax program in two years, at a Capitol press conference on Thursday, November 14, 2019.
Democratic Floor Leader Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) speaks to the House financial disclosure package on May 16, 2019.
Democratic Floor Leader Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) in the House Government Operations Committee on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.
House Democratic Floor Leader Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) and state Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) introduced identical bills in the House and Senate to require polluters to clean up contamination they cause, Thursday, February 14, 2019. Under current law, polluters can simply restrict access to a site or an aquifer instead of treating or removing pollutants. House Bill 4212 and Senate Bill 116 would require that pollution be cleaned up as much as technically feasible.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) was joined by former UAW President Bob King for Gov. Whitmer’s first State of the State address at the state Capitol in Lansing on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) speaks against HB 6553 on Wednesday, December 5, 2018.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) and fellow Democratic lawmakers called on the Legislature to take immediate action to strengthen PFAS water quality standards by passing legislation introduced in December of last year by state Rep. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids), in a Capitol press conference on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Since PFAS was first discovered in private Michigan wells last year, 16 out of 83 counties have identified contaminated sites, with thousands of additional sites still being tested.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) introduced legislation to create the MiCare program, which would bring universal single-payer health coverage to Michigan, at a Capitol press conference on Monday, July 2, 2018. Rep. Rabhi was joined by other Democratic representatives and health care advocates from around the state, including the Michigan Nurses Association.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) introduced legislation to create the MiCare program, which would bring universal single-payer health coverage to Michigan, at a Capitol press conference on Monday, July 2, 2018. Rep. Rabhi was joined by other Democratic representatives and health care advocates from around the state, including the Michigan Nurses Association.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) introduced legislation to create the MiCare program, which would bring universal single-payer health coverage to Michigan, at a Capitol press conference on Monday, July 2, 2018. Rep. Rabhi was joined by other Democratic representatives and health care advocates from around the state, including the Michigan Nurses Association.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) testifies in the House Committee on Law and Justice on HB 5800, which would prohibit students from being expelled for reporting a sexual assault, on May 1, 2018.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) speaks against House Bill 5456 — which would make it more difficult for those suffering from asbestos-related diseases to file claims against the corporations that poisoned them — on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) joined fellow Democratic legislators submitting the TeA+chers for Michigan education plan — a 21st-century overhaul of the state’s K-12 schools — designed to prepare the best, attract the brightest and retain the finest Michigan educators, on January 25, 2018.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) speaks in defense of frogs, against a bill allowing them to be hunted at night by people using flashlights and spears, Thursday, November 30, 2017.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) speaks at a Capitol rally to protect police and firefighter pensions, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) gave the Invocation on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) joined State Sen. David Knezek (D-Dearborn Heights) to unveil legislation to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to remain open while they await a licensing decision from the state Medical Marihuana Licensing Board (MMLB), at a Capitol press conference on Sept 27, 2017.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) addresses reporters and concerned citizens at a press conference on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, calling for Enbridge Line 5 pipeline to be shut down. Joining Rep. Rabhi are state Reps. Terry J. Sabo (D-Muskegon), Robert Wittenberg (D-Oak Park), Kevin Hertel (D-St. Clair Shores), Tom Cochran (D-Mason) and Kristy Pagan (D-Canton), as well as Liz Kirkwood of For the Love of Water.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) speaks against a plan to repeal the state income tax, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) during the unveiling of Gov. Snyder's budget during a joint session of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017.
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) at the 2017 State of the State address at the state Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, with his guest and former colleague, Washtenaw County Commissioner Alicia Ping (R-District 3).
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) escorted the state officers before the 2017 State of the State address at the state Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Rep. Rabhi attended the governor’s address with his former colleague, Washtenaw County Commissioner Alicia Ping (R-District 3).
State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) takes the oath of office from Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bridget Mary McCormack at the swearing-in ceremony for the official opening of the 99th Legislature of the Michigan House of Representatives on Jan. 11, 2017. Pictured with Rep. Rabhi are his parents, Peggy and Lounes Rabhi, and girlfriend Lizzie Nash.
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