The U.S. House of Representatives ordered remarks by Rep. Max Miller, an Ohio Republican, to be stricken from the congressional record after a floor exchange with Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, during debate over a Lebanon war powers resolution this week.
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) drew an objection from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) during House floor debate over Tlaib’s Lebanon war powers resolution, after Miller said Hezbollah is a terrorist organization and accused Tlaib of “advocating for terrorists on a daily basis,” according to coverage of the exchange. Tlaib objected and sought to have Miller’s words taken down or stricken. The presiding officer, Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.), ruled that the comments were out of order because they impugned a member’s patriotism or loyalty. After Miller declined to retract the remarks, the chair ordered them stricken from the record. The dispute briefly halted floor proceedings as members argued over whether the language violated House rules governing personal attacks. Tlaib’s Lebanon measure is H.Con.Res.84, a concurrent resolution directing the president, under the War Powers Resolution, to remove U.S. armed forces from Lebanon. Tlaib was previously censured by the House on Nov. 7, 2023, in a 234-188 vote over statements related to the Israel-Hamas war.
