Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) did not hold back during remarks about whether Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) should be removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Republicans claimed Omar shouldn’t serve on the committee due to statements she made about Israel, which some found to be anti-Semitic. Democrats unified behind Omar, saying the move is just revenge politics and that Omar has already been held accountable for those comments. Ultimately, the GOP-dominated House voted to remove her from the committee, 218-211.
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00:00As a fellow New Yorker, I think one of the things that we should talk about here is also
00:04one of the disgusting legacies after 9-11 has been the targeting and racism against
00:09Muslim Americans throughout the United States of America.
00:12And this is an extension of that legacy.
00:15Consistency, there is nothing consistent with the Republican Party's continued attack except
00:20for the racism and incitement of violence against women of color in this body.
00:24I had a member of the Republican caucus threaten my life and you all and the Republican caucus
00:29rewarded him with one of the most prestigious committee assignments in this Congress.
00:35Don't tell me this is about consistency.
00:38Don't tell me that this is about a condemnation of anti-Semitic remarks when you have a member
00:44of the Republican caucus who has talked about Jewish space lasers and an entire amount of
00:49tropes and also elevated her to some of the highest committee assignments in this body.
00:54This is about targeting women of color in the United States of America.
00:59Don't tell me because I didn't get a single apology when my life was threatened.