Republicans say they have votes to oust Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

This woman should not be allowed on ANY committee or even in any political office in the US!

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times - Tuesday, January 31, 2023

House Republicans say they have the support necessary to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee despite public grumblings from a handful of GOP lawmakers about such a floor vote.

Ms. Omar, Minnesota Democrat and a progressive member of the Squad, has angered Republicans and moderate Democrats for anti-Semitic tropes she’s publicly stated.

Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana told reporters Tuesday the GOP leadership team has been talking to its members and pointing out issues related to blocking Ms. Omar from the foreign affairs panel and the differences versus when the Democrats used their majority to strip Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar of Arizona of their committee assignments last Congress.

“Number one, they went after Marjorie Taylor Greene for things that she had said before she was a member of Congress, that she denounced before she was a member of Congress,” Mr. Scalise said. “It was very personal, and they removed her from every committee. Even if Omar were to be removed from the Foreign Affairs Committee, she‘d still be allowed to serve on other committees.”

He added, “If Omar is concerned about being removed, [it would] probably be good if you would ask her why she voted to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene and Gosar from their committees.”

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