GOP to Vote on Removing Omar From House Foreign Affairs Committee

(Washington, DC) —  Republican leaders could hold a vote today (Wednesday) to remove Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.  A few G-O-P members oppose the effort,  but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that he has the votes to do it.  McCarthy has accused Omar of making anti-Semitic remarks and criticizing Israel.   The Minnesota Democrat and Somali-American says the push to remove her from the committee is “motivated by bigotry.”  Ousting Omar would require a  majority vote of the full House of Representatives.