Breaking news: GOP-led House ousts Rep. Ilhan Omar from committee in retribution for Democrats’ punishment of two Republicans in last Congress
The resolution also disapproves of Omar’s critiques of Israel and her comparison of actions by the United States to those of
Omar, a refugee from Somalia, is one of the first Muslim women to serve in the House of Representatives and often faces death threats and other threats of violence. Her office told The Post that violent threats had increased considerably since she has been in the news again. On Wednesday, Omaran expletive-laden voice mail she received this week in which a man said, “I’ll put a bullet in your f------ head and get the f--- out of my country.
Rep. Ken Buck also said Wednesday he would support the measure after McCarthy signaled a willingness to work onthat would make “it clearer and more difficult to remove people” from committees in the future. Senior Republican aides, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to outline private deliberations, said the agreement-in-principle with Buck could also sway Rep. Nancy Mace , who had expressed concerns, to vote for the resolution.
Jeffries said Thursday he was “certainly willing to have that conversation” but cautioned that it hinges on how the vote on Omar played out.
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