Republicans in the US House of Representatives removed Democrat Congressman Ilhan Omar from the key House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Ilhan Omar was removed from the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs by a vote of 218 to 211 in the US House of Representatives.
Speaking before being removed from the parliamentary committee, Ilhan Umar said that my leadership and my voice cannot be suppressed, even if I am not in this parliamentary committee, my voice will still be the loudest and strongest voice.
The Republican members cited a statement made by Ilhan Omar in 2019, saying that it was decided to remove him from the membership of a key parliamentary committee because of his statements.
He said that in 2019, Ilhan Omar issued a statement from his Twitter account in which he wrote “Its all about the Benjamins baby”, which meant that anyone who supports Israel in American politics. He does it for money rather than principles.
Republican members said that words and statements are important and can cause harm at any time, and Congressman Ilhan Omar’s words and actions have been held accountable.
When the Republicans used the old statement of Ilhan Omar to remove him from the parliamentary committee, the Democratic members gave their reaction saying that the statement being referred to is old and Ilhan Omar had apologized for it at the same time. Yes, he also deleted that tweet.
Immediately after the removal of Ilhan Omar from the parliamentary committee, the parliamentary leader of the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffery, said that he nominates Ilhan Omar for the parliamentary budget committee, where she will protect democratic values against right-wing extremism.
Ilhan Omar is the only African-American member of Congress and the only Muslim woman member of the US House.
