U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar said on Sunday that she is confident House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will take 'decisive action' in coming days against Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert, for remarks about Omar that have been decried as Islamophobic.
with Boebert showing no sign of remorse. Democrats later called for the House to strip Boebert of her committee assignments for what they called anti-Muslim bigotry."I have had a conversation with the speaker, and I'm very confident that she will take decisive action next week," Omar told CNN's "State of the Union" program.
"When I first got to Congress, I was worried that I wasn't going to be allowed to be sworn in because there was a ban on the hijab. She promised me that she would take care of it. She fulfilled that promise. She's made another promise to me that she will take care of this. And I believe her."House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy defended Boebert last week, saying she had apologized publicly and personally to Omar.
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Omar: Confident Pelosi will 'take action' against Boebert for anti-Muslim commentsRep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Sunday said that she is confident that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will take 'decisive action' this week against Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) for her incendiary comments. Why it matters: House Democrats have increasingly taken it upon themselves to dole out discipline to Republican members for inflammatory and offensive rhetoric this year, per Axios' Andrew Solender. Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeA
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Rep. Omar 'very confident' Pelosi will take action against Boebert this week after anti-Muslim remarksRep. Ilhan Omar said Sunday she is 'very confident' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will take 'decisive action' against Rep. Lauren Boebert over the Colorado Republican's anti-Muslim remarks.
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Ilhan Omar calls Kevin McCarthy 'liar' and 'coward' for not condemning Lauren Boebert's anti-Muslim remarks'McCarthy is a liar and a coward. He doesn't have the ability to condemn the kind of bigoted Islamophobia and anti-Muslim rhetoric that are being trafficked by a member of his conference'
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Ilhan Omar: Kevin McCarthy Is a 'Coward and a Liar' for Not Condemning Boebert's Islamophobic CommentsThe congresswoman also said she is “confident” that Speaker Nancy Pelosi will take “decisive action” against GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert for her bigoted remarks
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