[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE OMAR

  (Ms. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a Representative from 
Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District in support of my colleague, 
Representative Ilhan Omar, of Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District. 
Together, we are the Twin Cities.
  Representative Omar, alongside of our colleagues, Representatives 
Schiff and Swalwell, have been unfairly targeted for removal from 
committees, despite their valuable experience, their expertise, and 
their perspectives.
  The American people elected us to solve problems, to strengthen 
Social Security and Medicare, and lower everyday costs. But, instead, 
there is prioritizing of issues that the Republicans are engaged in as 
a political stunt--no better than their extreme MAGA members who 
traffic in hate and violent threats.
  My fellow Minnesotans and I see this for what it is: a petty vendetta 
that not only undermines our democracy, but it puts the safety of those 
Members at risk. Minnesotans and all Americans deserve better.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support Representative Omar 
and vote ``no'' on H. Res. 76.

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