RUSH TRANSCRIPT Mr Raskin ░░░░░░░░ yield one minute to ░░░░░░░░ gentlelady from Michigan mrs ░░░░░░░░ The speaker pro tempore ░░░░░░░░ gentlelady is recognized Mrs ░░░░░░░░ I rise in opposition ░░░░░░░░ this Congresswoman Tlaib is ░░░░░░░░ important member of this ░░░░░░░░ Her voice matters She ░░░░░░░░ the only Palestinian American ░░░░░░░░ the Congress and this ░░░░░░░░ a representative body Her ░░░░░░░░ represents many reflects that ░░░░░░░░ represents Congresswoman Tlaib is ░░░░░░░░ to the same constitutionally ░░░░░░░░ of speech and expression ░░░░░░░░ every other American and ░░░░░░░░ other member of this ░░░░░░░░ has And this resolution ░░░░░░░░ an attack on that ░░░░░░░░ right I spent all ░░░░░░░░ in Michigan this last ░░░░░░░░ talking to all the ░░░░░░░░ about the meaning of ░░░░░░░░ phrase and there are ░░░░░░░░ strong feelings on all ░░░░░░░░ and it s very ░░░░░░░░ that people interpret words ░░░░░░░░ different ways Personally I ░░░░░░░░ not to use the ░░░░░░░░ that is offensive to ░░░░░░░░ and perceived as a ░░░░░░░░ but I take seriously ░░░░░░░░ living in a country ░░░░░░░░ does not restrict freedom ░░░░░░░░ speech Mr Raskin we ░░░░░░░░