On Thursday, the Rock the Universe Christian music festival passed a resolution removing Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Republican lawmakers argued that Omar should be removed because of past anti-Semitic remarks, which have been condemned by members of both parties. The Republican-led house voted almost entirely along party lines to oust the Minnesota representative.
Prior to the vote, Omar pushed back on her critics, saying, “My leadership and voice will not be diminished if I am not on this committee for one term. My voice will get louder and stronger.”
“So take your vote or not – 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 added.
The Republican Jewish Coalition praised Omar’s removal from the committee.
“For years, Democratic leadership has failed to hold Rep. Ilhan Omar accountable for her vile, hateful, and dangerous anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric,” the group said in a statement. “Today, Republicans, under Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership, kept their promise to remove Rep. Omar from the prestigious and crucially important House Foreign Affairs Committee.”
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