The move is seen as revenge against the Minnesota Democrat for removals of far-right extremists during the last Congress
“These threats increase whenever Republicans put a target on my back,” Omar said on Wednesday,of a death threat her office received. “They can continue to target me, but they will never stop me from fighting for a more just world.”
Pramila Jayapal of Washington state, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, countered: “You cannot remove a member of Congress from a committee simply because you do not agree with their views. This is both ludicrous and dangerous.” Last Sunday, Omar told CNN her removal was “motivated by the fact that many of these members don’t believe a Muslim, a refugee, an African should even be in Congress, let alone have the opportunity to serve on the foreign affairs committee”.
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