Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., sobbed while speaking on the House floor, describing the death threats she has received as a Muslim woman in Congress.
While she said she wasn't on Capitol Hill during the insurrection, the day brought up disturbing memories for her -- trauma that she said she will never escape.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez walked up to console her, placing a hand on her shoulder for a few moments and quietly standing by her side as Tlaib resumed her remarks.
"This is so personal. This is so hard because as many of my closest colleagues know, on my very first day of orientation, I got my first death threat," Tlaib said. "I didn't even get sworn in yet, and someone wanted me dead, just for existing."
"So what happened on January 6, all I could do was thank Allah (God), that I wasn't here. I felt overwhelming relief, and I feel bad for Alexandria and so many of my colleagues who were here," she said through tears.
"I have to tell you, the trauma from just being here, existing as a Muslim, but imagine my team ... they are diverse ... I worry every day for their lives because of this rhetoric. I never thought that they would feel unsafe here," she said.
"I ask my colleagues to please try not to dehumanize what's happening. This is real. ... Please take what happened on January 6 seriously," she said.
-ABC News' Mariam Khan