The House voted 407-23 to pass a resolution that broadly condemned hate and intolerance, including anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discrimination. All 23 no votes were from Republicans.
All 23 no votes were from Republicans. House passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discriminationHouse Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney of Wyoming called Thursday's vote a"sham" and said the language in the resolution"did not address the issue that is front and center." The resolution followed comments by Democratic Rep.
Omar's statements in the strongest possible manner confirms what we already knew: that their party is controlled by far-left extremists who can't even muster the courage to stand up to blatant anti-Semitism," Cheney said.Omar's office has not returned CNN's requests for comment and she has not commented publicly on the resolution, but the congresswoman has defended herself on Twitter against some of the criticism she has faced over her recent remarks.
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