House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was able to solidify Republican support against the Somali-born Muslim woman.
KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCAROThe Republican-led House voted after raucous debate to oust Democrat Ilhan Omar from the chamber's Foreign Affairs Committee. Mike Marza has the story.The Republican-led House voted after raucous debate Thursday to oust Democrat Ilhan Omar from the chamber's Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her anti-Israel comments, in a dramatic escalation after Democrats last session booted far-right GOP lawmakers over incendiary remarks.
"My voice will get louder and stronger, and my leadership will be celebrated around the world," Omar said in a closing speech. The resolution proposed by Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, a former official in the Trump administration, declared, "Omar's comments have brought dishonor to the House of Representatives."
In the first, she criticized the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC. "It's all about the Benjamins baby," she wrote, invoking slang about $100 bills. "Racist gaslighting," said Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo. A "revenge resolution," said Rep. Primila Jayapal of Washington, the chair of the progressive caucus.
Omar's previous comments were among several remarks highlighted in the resolutions seeking her removal from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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