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On the recordFebruary 2, 2023
Oh, I don't think there's any question that a woman of color, a Muslim woman, that they don't want her on the committee.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky asserts that race and religion played a role in the decision to remove Omar from the committee.

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