Scott Wong is a senior congressional reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday will vote on two GOP resolutions to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the sole Palestinian American in Congress, over her controversial remarks and actions in response to the Israel-Hamas war. The votes come exactly one month after the deadly Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and amid the devastating Israeli bombardment of the densely populated Gaza Strip. They also come almost a week after the House voted to punt another resolution to censure Tlaib, D-Mich.
In a lengthy statement, Tlaib defended her comments and actions, arguing that she is the lone Palestinian voice in Congress and protected by free speech. “It’s a shame my colleagues are more focused on silencing me than they are on saving lives, as the death toll in Gaza surpasses 10,000. Many of them have shown me that Palestinian lives simply do not matter to them, but I still do not police their rhetoric or actions,” she said.
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