House GOP Kicks Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs Committee
House Republicans have made good on their vow to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) of her committee assignment. On Thursday, the House voted 218 to 211 to remove Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Every…
House Republicans have made good on their vow to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) of her committee assignment.
On Thursday, the House voted 218 to 211 to remove Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Every Democrat voted against the move.
Before the vote, the Minnesota Democrat said, “This debate today, it’s about who gets to be an American? What opinions do we get to have, do we have to have to be counted as American?”
“That is what this debate is about, Madam Speaker. There is this idea that you are suspect if you are an immigrant. Or if you are from a certain part of the world, of a certain skin tone, or a Muslim,” she continued.
Omar added, “Well, I am Muslim. I am an immigrant, and interestingly, from Africa. Is anyone surprised that I’m being targeted? Is anyone surprised that I am somehow deemed unworthy to speak about American foreign policy?”
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told reporters before the vote, “Rep. Omar certainly has made mistakes. She has used antisemitic tropes that were clearly and unequivocally condemned by House Democrats.”
However, he claimed the move was “about political revenge.”
“She has indicated that she will learn from her mistakes and is working to build bridges. We believe in building bridges with a diverse community, including leaders right here in the United States Congress