Debate over the legislation devolved late Tuesday night when Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) falsely claimed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a Somali-born Muslim, was “affiliated with” terrorist organizations, prompting Democrats to demand that his statements be removed from the congressional record. The House’s rules-enforcer then struck Perry’s comments from the record and barred him from speaking on the floor for the rest of the night.
When asked about Perry’s remarks, Omar responded: “The parliamentarian responded to him. His words were taken down. That’s good enough.”
The legislative push comes as progressives were already calling for Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) to be removed from her committee assignments after she suggested recently that Omar was potentially a suicide bomber. The House bill was voted out of the Foreign Affairs Committee last week as pressure was building on GOP leaders to condemn Boebert’s remarks.
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