DAY 762: Republicans oust Rep. Omar from key House committee

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🗓️ 3 February 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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The House GOP passes a resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee. Meantime, the Congressional Black Caucus meets with President Biden to find a path forward on police reform. Plus, the first federal gun crime report in two decades shows America heading in a dangerous direction. Ryan Nobles, Juanita Tolliver, Matthew Dowd, Neal Katyal, Ryan Busse, and Nayyera Haq join.

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0:00.0	Tonight, the chaotic start to this new Congress Republicans ran on inflation, immigration,
0:10.0	and crime, but they're focused on fights, internal investigations, and stunts.
0:14.7	Today, removing representative Elon Omar from her committee assignment.
0:19.6	Then the former president fell in the pressure, the potential new charges for his already
0:24.6	jailed money man.
0:26.9	And the gun country, the fresh push for more people to legally carry, just as we get
0:32.2	results on the first federal gun crimes report in decades.
0:36.2	As the 11th hour gets underway on this Thursday night.
0:40.7	Good evening once again, I'm Stephanie Rule.
0:47.6	House Republicans have set off a new firestorm on Capitol Hill today.
0:52.1	Minnesota Democrat Elon Omar has been officially removed from the Foreign Affairs Committee
0:56.8	after a party line vote.
0:58.6	Republicans cited her past statements criticizing Israel.
1:02.0	But some Democrats say it is just political revenge for the removal of Marjorie Taylor
1:06.6	Green and Paul Gosar from their committees during the last Congress.
1:10.7	NBC's Ryan Nobles has more.
1:13.4	Tonight, Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar defiant.
1:17.5	And my leadership and voice will not be diminished.
1:21.2	If I am not on this committee for one term.
1:24.9	After Republicans took the dramatic step, voting to remove her from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
1:29.8	House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says it's in response to Omar's past comments, which both
1:34.2	Republicans and Democrats have condemned as anti-Semitic.
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