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Gaugamela

(2,496 posts)
Thu Feb 2, 2023, 04:27 PM Feb 2023

Rep. Omar speaks before vote to remove her from committee



Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., spoke on the House floor ahead of a vote on a resolution to remove her from serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. She vowed to continue to speak up for her constituents and criticized Republicans for targeting her with the resolution.
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Rep. Omar speaks before vote to remove her from committee (Original Post) Gaugamela Feb 2023 OP
Black. Woman. Immigrant. Liberal. Non-Christian. Checks every box Republiklans hate AZLD4Candidate Feb 2023 #1
Exactly! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2023 #4
That's my rep! geardaddy Feb 2023 #2
Lucky you! Count your blessings, I have Stefanik... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2023 #3
Condolences! geardaddy Feb 2023 #5
Thanks! And I know! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2023 #6

AZLD4Candidate

(5,698 posts)
1. Black. Woman. Immigrant. Liberal. Non-Christian. Checks every box Republiklans hate
Thu Feb 2, 2023, 05:14 PM
Feb 2023

These next two years are going to be a nightmare.

geardaddy

(24,931 posts)
2. That's my rep!
Thu Feb 2, 2023, 06:02 PM
Feb 2023

I don't always agree with her, but I'm glad she represents me and I agree with what she says here.

Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts)
6. Thanks! And I know!
Thu Feb 2, 2023, 06:11 PM
Feb 2023

Protesters showed up at her headquarters right after her first election (she replaced a moderate Democrat who retired), but instead of taking the hint, she's only gone further off the rails - and on election night in November she spoke at a local Republican gathering and endorsed TFG for 2024...

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