Republicans weren’t going to just let a good controversy die.
“I think if the Democrats want to believe they do not have a conference that continues to make antisemitic remarks, they need to do something about it...The only time action has ever been taken is when we had to take the action,” McCarthy said Monday, referencing the GOP conference.that McCarthy told fellow Republicans that, if Democrats didn’t remove Jayapal as the CPC Chair, then they just agree with her sentiment on Israel.
Democratic leadership did not push members to vote one way or another on the resolution, and the Democratic lawmaker who wished to remain anonymous said the issue wasn’t discussed in a Democratic Caucus meeting Tuesday morning. The Progressive Caucus also didn’t publicly take a stand on the vote. A number of those members including Bowman, Omar, Tlaib and Ocasio-Cortez have also signaled they plan to skip out on a visit from Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday. He will be delivering a speech marking 75 years since his country’s establishment.
But other members were much more forgiving of Jayapal. Bowman, one of the most visible progressives in the House, suggested that Jayapal was actually trying to make a point.
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