House Approves Resolution to Remove Rep. Ilhan Omar From Foreign Affairs Committee

House Approves Resolution to Remove Rep. Ilhan Omar From Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaks in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on April 20, 2021. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Joseph Lord
Updated:
0:00

House Republicans on Feb. 2 approved a resolution that would remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the chamber’s Foreign Affairs Committee.

The resolution passed along party lines, with 218 Republicans voting to remove Omar and 211 Democrats voting against the resolution. One lawmaker voted present, while three Republicans and one Democrat didn’t vote.