Rep. Green: And Still I Rise - Censured But Not Silenced
April 02, 2025
April 02, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 27, 2025:
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Mr. Speaker, proudly I stand here today proudly to say: And still I rise.
And still I rise, a proud, liberated Democrat, unbought, unbossed, and still unafraid. And still I rise, Mr. Speaker, not only as a proud, liberated Democrat, but also, Mr. Speaker, censured, not silenced, censured but not silenced. I . . .
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Mr. Speaker, proudly I stand here today proudly to say: And still I rise.
And still I rise, a proud, liberated Democrat, unbought, unbossed, and still unafraid. And still I rise, Mr. Speaker, not only as a proud, liberated Democrat, but also, Mr. Speaker, censured, not silenced, censured but not silenced. I . . .