[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H634]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      A REPUBLICAN POLITICAL STUNT

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, once again, House Republicans are 
prioritizing extreme political stunts over problem-solving for the 
American people.
  Speaker McCarthy's purely partisan move to strip Representative Omar 
from her committee is not only a political stunt but a blow to the 
integrity of our democratic institutions and solves no problem.
  In modern American history, the punishment of stripping Members of 
Congress of their committee assignments has been reserved only for the 
most egregious wrongdoing, including threats to colleagues. 
Congresswoman Omar has neither threatened a colleague, nor has she 
committed any egregious wrongdoing.
  If Republicans want to degrade the integrity of the House and its 
committees, it will be up to Democrats to stand up against these 
efforts. We will always stand for integrity in our House.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly oppose the efforts today by the extreme MAGA 
Republicans in this political stunt that solves no problems.

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