[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 87 (Thursday, May 21, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H3716-H3717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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             TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE MAUREEN GALINDO

  (Under the Speaker's announced policy of January 3, 2025, Mr. Green 
of Texas was recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority 
leader.)
  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, and still I rise, a very proud, 
unbought, unbossed, liberated Democrat, a Democrat who has been 
censured in this very House, censured but not silenced.
  I am proud to say, Mr. Speaker, that I recognize and respect freedom 
of speech in this country. It is at the very foundation of our 
freedoms, the ability to express one's opinions. The Constitution 
protects freedom of speech, but it does not say that some speech, which 
can be hateful speech, is speech that cannot be condemned.
  Tonight, Mr. Speaker, I rise in this the 119th Congress, First 
Session, to present H. Res. 1313, Mr. Speaker. I shall read what it 
says, and I take no delight in reading this resolution because it does 
deal with free speech, but it also deals with consequences, and I well 
know consequences.
  Remember, unbought, unbossed, censured, but not silenced. As an 
unbought, unbossed, censured, but not silenced Member of this Congress, 
I have filed H. Res. 1313, and it reads as follows:

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  ``Condemning the hateful comments of Texas congressional candidate 
Maureen Galindo.
  ``In the House of Representatives: Mr. Green of Texas submitted the 
following resolution:
  ``Resolution. Condemning the hateful comments of Texas congressional 
candidate Maureen Galindo.
  ``Section 1. Short Title. This resolution may be cited as the 
`Original Resolution Condemning the Hateful Comments of Texas 
Congressional Candidate Maureen Galindo.'
  ``Section 2. Findings. The House of Representatives finds the 
following:
  ``Whereas on May 13, 2026, referring to herself, Texas congressional 
candidate Maureen Galindo posted on Instagram, `When Maureen gets into 
Congress, she'll write legislation so that all Zionism is undoubtedly 
Anti-Semitic, since it's Zionists harming the Semites.''
  She goes on to say in these quoted words: ``She'll turn Karnes ICE 
Detention Center into a prison for American Zionists and former ICE 
officers for human trafficking. (It will also be a castration 
processing center for pedophiles which will probably be most of the 
Zionists).'''
  I find this to be unacceptable and abhorrent and condemnable.
  This resolution continues:
  ``Whereas Ms. Galindo's comments advocate the imprisonment of 
Americans based on their ideologies and associations and endorse the 
use of detention facilities as institutions for political punishment.
  ``Whereas throughout history, some governments have used detention 
camps and prisons to persecute individuals because of their race, 
religion, ethnicity, political beliefs, or perceived affiliations.
  ``Whereas during World War II, Nazi Germany established concentration 
camps that imprisoned and murdered millions of people, including six 
million Jews, who suffered the horrors of the Holocaust.
  ``Whereas among the lessons of the Holocaust is the demonstration of 
the dangerous consequences of targeting individuals or groups for 
detention based on identity, beliefs, or associations.
  ``Whereas calls for the imprisonment of persons possibly associated 
with Jewish identity evoke some of the darkest chapters in human 
history and are deeply offensive to Holocaust survivors, their 
descendants, and the families of those who suffered religious 
persecution.
  ``Whereas the First Amendment to the Constitution protects freedom of 
speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of association for all people 
in the United States; it does not, however, protect persons from the 
condemnation of their hate speech.''
  Some things bear repeating: ``It does not, however, protect persons 
from the condemnation of their hate speech.''
  ``Whereas, calls to imprison and castrate Americans because of their 
ideologies or affiliations are contrary to the idealized principles of 
liberty and justice enshrined in the Constitution, now therefore be it 
Resolved that the House of Representatives--(1) Condemns the hateful 
comments of Texas congressional candidate Maureen Galindo, advocating 
the imprisonment and castration of Americans based on their ideologies 
or associations.''
  Mr. Speaker, we cannot allow this type of behavior, this type of 
speech to become normalized. If we do, we will find ourselves with more 
than just any one group or any two groups. All persons may become 
subject to the message contained within this hateful speech.
  Mr. Speaker, we have to stop it now before we arrive at a point in 
our history where we cannot. We must end it or it may be our end.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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