Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who expresses contempt for the United States, was removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee on a vote of 218 to 211 in the House on Thursday.
Rep. Mary Peltola, who is Alaska’s only member of Congress, voted against removing Omar, a member of the radical caucus known as The Squad. Members of the Democratic Party stood and applauded Omar, who spoke on her own behalf, as did other members of The Squad.
The Republicans who spoke in favor of the resolution mentioned Omar’s many anti-semitic comments, her anti-Israel comments, and the disgrace she has brought to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Foreign Affairs Committee has numerous classified briefings that are closed to the public because of their national security sensitivities.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Illinois Democrat angrily lashed out on the floor of the House: “I stand before you as a proud Jew and a proud friend and colleague of Ilhan Omar. I don’t need any of you to defend me against anti-semitism.”
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, screamed racism and gesticulated as she bashed Republicans and called them hypocrites.
“It’s so painful to watch,” said Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, a Democrat of Palestinian descent who is a member of The Squad. “To Congresswoman Omar, I am so sorry that our country is failing you today through this chamber. You belong on that committee.”
Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, who chairs the Foreign Intelligence Committee, said, “It’s just that her worldview of Israel is so diametrically opposed to the committee’s. I don’t mind having differences of opinion, but this goes beyond that.”
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has also blocked Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, California Democrats, from membership on the the House Intelligence Committee for similar reasons of them being untrustworthy to have access to national security documents.
