The Somali-born congresswoman has apologized for past remarks critical of Israel, as Democrats called her unseating 'racist.'
Committee Ranking Member Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing looking into the firing of State Department Inspector General Steven Linick, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington.WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday, at the urging of U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, voted to remove Rep.
Democrats slammed Republicans as hypocritical, pointing to past comments they deemed antisemetic by GOP members, including accusing Jewish Democratic donors like George Soros of trying to"buy" elections. They also pointed to attacks on Omar by Republicans, such as The House voted along party lines, 218-211, to remove Omar, who said in a speech on the floor before the vote that she would not be deterred.
"Representation matters," she said."Continuing to expand our ideas of who is American and who can partake in the American experiment is a good thing.""I am here to stay, and I am here to be a voice against harms around the world, and advocate for a better world," she said.
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