Mark Pocan: “This is a new low. The majority party uplifts and seats on committees a Member who has a history of pathological lying…”

“This is a new low. The majority party uplifts and seats on committees a Member who has a history of pathological lying but wants to remove someone who even Republican Members of Congress admit is a talented member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Madam Speaker, do you want to oust people for what they said? How about a member of the majority party who has said that Jewish space lasers set forest fires in California? No. She is seated on a committee. Multiple Republican Members have said that prominent Jewish Democrats essentially bought control of Congress. They are not only given full congressional privileges, but the majority elects them to GOP leadership. Republicans only draw a line when an incredibly productive member of a committee says something that she has apologized for. That doesn't add up. This clearly isn't about what Ilhan Omar said as much as who she is. Being a smart, outspoken Black woman of the Muslim faith is apparently the issue, and some Republicans can't handle that, so they are going to kick her off the committee. This is unbelievable bigotry. Shame on them.”