Jefferoes names Omar to Foreign Affairs Committee. showing full support for anti Semites

Jeffries names Omar to Foreign Affairs Committee, setting up floor clash

by Virginia Aabram, 

Congressional Reporter

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) named Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Friday, despite House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) vow to block her from sitting on the panel over past antisemitic comments. 

The clash will trigger a floor vote in which McCarthy will need the support of the majority of the House to keep Omar off the committee. He unilaterally blocked two Democrats from sitting on the House Intelligence Committee since it's a select panel and is populated at the speaker's discretion.

 January 27, 2023 05:54 PM