my language. the words attributed to me were never spoken to my colleague, if they were construed that way, i apologize. i know the face of poverty, for a time it was mine. i cannot apologize for my passion or for loving my god, my family, my country. those comments prompted alexandria ocasio-cortez to address the controversy yesterday herself. >> in front of representatives representative yoho called me, and i quote a [bleep] [bleep]. these are the words that representative yoho levied against a congresswoman. a congresswoman that not only represents new york's 14th congressional district but ever congresswoman in this country because all of us have had to deal with this in some form, some way, some shape, at some