Ilhan Omar

In a highly politicized vote, the Republican-led chamber criticized Ms. Omar's statements about Israel, exacting retribution for the removal of G.O.P. ...

[struggle to claim the speaker’s gavel](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/06/us/house-speaker-vote-mccarthy), Mr. Representative Ken Buck of Colorado, one of the more conservative naysayers, exacted a pledge from Mr. He has spent the weeks since paying off those debts, including by placing ultraconservative members on powerful committees and forming a new panel to investigate the “ [weaponization of government](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/us/politics/house-republican-committee-weaponization-government.html).” Omar charged that the move to expel her was an inevitable extension of the false “birther” conspiracy theory, promoted by Mr. [pushed legislation through the House](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/us/politics/house-covid-republicans-pandemic-vaccine-mandate.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-new-congress&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc)that would repeal vaccine mandates and declare the pandemic over. In the end, after days of haggling by Mr. “This is about targeting women of color in the United States of America,” Ms. It leads to harm, and so the congresswoman is being held accountable for her words and her actions.” Omar, a step that some of his rank-and-file members resisted, in the earliest days of his new majority demonstrated his determination to ingratiate himself with the hard-right Republican base, which has made the Somali-born Ms. Omar and three other progressive women of color should “go back” to their countries, though she was the only one not born in the United States. Omar delivered on a threat that Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California made at the time to retaliate if his party took the House majority by removing Democrats whom Republicans regarded as unfit to serve on committees. The removal of Ms.

House Republicans on Thursday voted to kick Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar off the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Janice Schakowsky of Illinois, who said, "I stand before you as a proud Jew and a proud friend and colleague of Ilhan Omar." I hold that anyone who makes such statements has no place on serving in the Foreign Affairs Committee." "If I am not on this committee for one term, my voice will get louder and stronger, and my leadership will be celebrated around the world as it has been." Michael Guest Of Ohio said "not only do Representatives Omar's comments have no place in the Foreign Affairs Committee. This is about targeting women of color!" "I am an American -- an American who was sent here by her constituents to represent them in Congress, a refugee who survived the horrors of a civil war. We all inject our perspectives, our points of view, our lived experiences, and the voices of our constituents," she continued. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said in a speech, "Don't tell me this is about consistency. "There is an idea out there that I am not, that I do not have, objective decision making because of who I am, where I come from and my perspective -- but I would check that we say there is nothing objective about policy. Or if you are from a certain part of the world, of a certain skin tone or a Muslim…" "I am Muslim. David Joyce of Ohio -- voting "present."

House Republicans on Thursday voted to oust Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from the Foreign Affairs Committee over past antisemitic remarks.

Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., flipped her vote to yes after a meeting with McCarthy and language was added to the Omar resolution that would give lawmakers a chance to appeal removal from committees. — from the select committee investigating the Jan. Mace said she got a commitment from McCarthy to develop a better process to remove members from committees. The vote to remove Omar almost didn't happen. There is nothing consistent with the Republican Party’s continued attacks, except for the racism and incitement of violence against women of color in this body,” Ocasio-Cortez said. "And given her biased comments against Israel and against the Jewish people, how can she serve as an objective decision-maker on the committee?" Others argued that Democrats took similar actions two years ago when they voted to oust two Republicans from their committees over racist and violent social media posts. Then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., blocked two other Republicans from serving on the select Jan. It is no accident that members of the Republican Party accused the first Black president, Barack Obama, of being a secret Muslim," said Omar, a Somali refugee who made history as one of the first two Muslim American women elected to Congress. Republicans defended their action, arguing that the antisemitic comments Omar made several years ago disqualified her from serving on the Foreign Affairs Committee. "How can someone not welcomed by one of our most important allies serve as an emissary of American foreign policy on the Foreign Affairs Committee?" WASHINGTON — House Republicans voted Thursday to oust Rep.

House Republicans voted on Thursday to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee, notching a win for Speaker Kevin McCarthy ...

“There is nothing consistent with the Republican Party’s continued attack, except for the racism and incitement of violence against women of color in this body,” Ocasio-Cortez said. and Israel,” but the remark nonetheless prompted a [rare joint statement](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/557845-pelosi-leaders-seek-to-squelch-omar-controversy-with-rare-joint-statement/) from Democratic leadership condemning “false equivalencies.” She has used antisemitic tropes that were clearly and unequivocally condemned by House Democrats,” Jeffries said ahead of the vote. My friend, Ilhan Omar, we have worked together for the values that I treasure as an American Jew and that she treasures as an Islamic woman.” Some Democrats pointed to past GOP promotion of violence against members of the caucus — including Rep. This is about keeping someone with a long record of antisemitic and anti-Israel bias off the Foreign Affairs Committee, which needs objective emissaries for our foreign policy.” 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.” And on Tuesday, Spartz said she would vote for the measure after McCarthy agreed to “add due process language” to the resolution. Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (Calif.) from serving on the House Intelligence Committee, which he Her most prominent comment that drew criticism came in February 2019, when the congresswoman on Twitter suggested that AIPAC, a pro-Israel lobbying group, was paying American politicians to support Israel. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio) voted “present,” pointing to his membership on the House Ethics Committee. The chamber approved the resolution in a party-line 218-211 vote.

Party members say it is due to past comments about Israel - but Democrats have called it revenge.

Before the vote on Thursday, Ms Omar said another death threat that had been sent to her office. In 2018, she became one of the first Muslim women elected to the US Congress. she said shortly before the vote.

The vote marks the latest reprisal in an escalating partisan tit-for-tat over committee assignments.

Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from the House Intelligence Committee. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from staying on the House Intelligence Committee last week. The hypocrisy is obvious to the American people.” "I know Congresswoman Omar will not be silenced." Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), on Thursday said: “Where are the free speech warriors today? she shouldn't serve there," he said. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee. Omar on the House Budget Committee." Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) from their committees. Is anyone surprised that I am somehow deemed unworthy to speak about American foreign policy?" What opinions do we get to have, do we have to have to be counted as Americans, this is what this debate is about. Is anyone surprised that I am being targeted?

For years, Republicans made spurious allegations of antisemitism against Rep. Ilhan Omar for her criticisms of Israel — and Democrats joined in.

“It is without question an old, old problem that Democrats in Congress are late to the party on Israel.” “As I think most people know and just don’t care to say publicly, both parties have an Israel lobby problem,” said one senior congressional Democratic aide who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of professional reprisal. “They have created an environment that shows that they are willing to attack and throw under the bus any member of their own party who calls for Palestinian human rights.” They did not know how to deal with a person saying, ‘You know what, the United States is not meeting the moment.’” [long been home](https://theintercept.com/2019/04/07/unlike-ilhan-omar-donald-trump-accuse-american-jews-dual-loyalty-israel/) to [several members](https://theintercept.com/2019/02/15/ilhan-omar-aipac-republicans-anti-semitism/) who have espoused or defended explicit antisemitism and white nationalism, including Reps. “It’s all about the Benjamins, baby,” Omar wrote. “This circus is happening while the Israeli government is escalating an entirely new phase of state violence against Palestinians,” Miller said. [attacks](https://www.gop.gov/house-gop-leaders-call-on-democrats-to-denounce-rep-omars-past-anti-israel-statements/) on Omar go back to 2019, in her first month in Congress, when he called on Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., and [Marjorie Taylor Greene](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/07/mtg-censure-house-democrats/), R-Ga., and former Rep. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said the vote was about political revenge but that Omar had “clearly made mistakes” and used “anti-Semitic tropes.” Despite congressional Democrats’ unity, members of the party bear part of the blame for validating McCarthy’s broadsides against Omar in the first place. The progressive Jewish American group put out a

Recientemente, McCarthy negó escaños en el Comité de Inteligencia a los representantes demócratas Eric Swalwell y Adam Schiff.

Se trata de apuntar a mujeres de color en los Estados Unidos de América”, dijo Ocasio-Cortez. Antes de la votación, Omar emitió un discurso desafiante: “Mi liderazgo y mi voz no disminuirán si no estoy en este comité por un período. La congresista ya ha pedido disculpas por sus declaraciones. - “Me moveré de inmediato para colocar a la representante Omar en el Comité de Presupuesto de la Cámara, donde defenderá los valores demócratas contra el extremismo de derecha”, El voto para sacar a Omar del comité de Asuntos Exteriores viene seguido de que McCarthy negara oficialmente escaños en el Comité de Inteligencia de la Cámara a los representantes demócratas Eric Swalwell y Adam Schiff, expresidente del panel, una decisión que fue condenada por los demócratas, “El año pasado, prometí que cuando me convirtiera en presidente, sacaría a la representante Ilhan Omar del Comité de Asuntos Exteriores de la Cámara de Representantes con base en sus repetidos comentarios antisemitas y antiestadounidenses.

La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, controlada por los republicanos, ha aprobado este jueves una resolución para destituir a la demócrata Ilhan ...

La demócrata Ilhan Omar fue destituida de la poderosa Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores de la Cámara con el voto de la Cámara liderada por los republicanos.

Once republicanos de la Cámara se unieron a los demócratas en ese momento para apoyar la medida. Dos republicanos de la Cámara votaron con los demócratas en ese momento para aprobar la resolución. La presidenta Pelosi tomó medidas sin precedentes en el último Congreso para eliminar a los representantes Greene y Gosar de sus comisiones sin el debido proceso. McCarthy tiene el poder de impedir unilateralmente que Schiff y Swalwell sirvan en la Comisión de Inteligencia de la Cámara porque se trata de una comisión selecta. La deliberación y el debate son vitales para nuestra institución, no los enfoques de arriba hacia abajo”, dijo la congresista en un comunicado. “Los movimientos puramente partidistas de Kevin McCarthy para despojarnos de nuestra comisión no solo son un truco político, sino también un golpe a la integridad de nuestra institución democrática y una amenaza a nuestra seguridad nacional”, dijo Omar en una conferencia de prensa reciente donde habló junto a Schiff y Swalwell. McCarthy le dijo a CNN este martes por la noche que tenía los votos para expulsar a Omar. Greene habló en la Conferencia de Acción Política America First en Orlando, Florida, un evento organizado por el activista de extrema derecha Nick Fuentes como una alternativa a la Conferencia Anual de Acción Política Conservadora. Gosar, por su parte, hizo una aparición en la Primera Conferencia de Acción Política de Estados Unidos a través de un video pregrabado, informó HuffPost. El líder demócrata de la Cámara, Hakeem Jeffries, también acusó este jueves a los republicanos de “venganza política”. Los demócratas, sin embargo, criticaron la iniciativa de expulsar a Omar, argumentando que equivale a un acto de venganza política y que la demócrata de Minnesota ya rindió cuentas por sus comentarios del pasado. Estas son las personas que hablan de la cultura de la cancelación.

De 40 años y representante de Minnesota, se convirtió en la primera persona de origen somalí y en la primera mujer de confesión musulmana en lograr un ...

Hizo declaraciones antisemitas que fueron condenadas de forma clara e inequívoca por la Cámara de Representantes cuando se produjeron hace cuatro años. El proceso fue justo”, señaló el miércoles en su conferencia de prensa semanal. Pone a Estados Unidos en peligro y no lo voy a permitir bajo mi mandato. (...) Estoy aquí para quedarme y para abogar por un mundo mucho mejor”, señaló la congresista antes del escrutinio. Mi liderazgo y mi voz no disminuirán si no estoy en este comité durante un mandato. ¿Alguien se sorprende de que esté en el punto de mira, de que se me considere indigna para hablar sobre política exterior estadounidense?

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: In the ever-growing universe of partisan issues dividing the current Congress, the matter of committee assignments has reentered the ...

In response to another question about Taylor Greene, he said, is she on foreign affairs or the Intelligence Committee? This was a woman who was killed during the January 6 attack on the Capitol. But we should note, House Republicans have also blocked Democrats Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell for another set of reasons from the House Intelligence Committee. GRISALES: So there's a little bit of crosstalk there, but she's saying there that Omar should be on this committee, that the country is failing her today through this chamber and that she's sorry. McCarthy differed with that claim and said a police officer was doing his job that day. Democrats had kicked Georgia's Marjorie Taylor Greene and Arizona's Paul Gosar off all committees when they were in charge of the chamber. Today, on a party-line vote, Republicans ousted Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the House foreign affairs panel, but not before she made defiant remarks to the chamber. What have their arguments been for removing Omar from this committee? And Omar, for her part, said if anyone would be surprised that she's somehow deemed unworthy to speak about American foreign policy or that she's seen as a powerful voice that needs to be silenced. And yes, with every Democratic speaker, the emotional temperature raised in the chamber, including with Michigan Representative Rashida Tlaib. KEVIN MCCARTHY: We're not removing her from other committees. ILHAN OMAR: My leadership and voice will not be diminished if I am not on this committee for one term.