[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H643-H651]
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REMOVING A CERTAIN MEMBER FROM A CERTAIN STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE
HOUSE
Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 83, I call up
the resolution (H. Res. 76) removing a certain Member from a certain
standing committee of the House, and ask for its immediate
consideration.
The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 83, the
resolution is considered read.
The text of the resolution is as follows:
H. Res. 76
Whereas clause 1 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives provides, ``A Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall behave
at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the
House'';
Whereas on February 10, 2019, Representative Ilhan Omar
suggested that Jewish people and the American Israel Public
Affairs Committee (AIPAC) were buying political support,
saying, ``It's all about the Benjamins, baby,'' leading to
condemnation from Republicans and Democrats alike for her use
of an anti-Semitic trope;
Whereas on February 11, 2019, Congressional Democratic
Leadership issued a joint statement in response to
Representative Omar, saying, ``Anti-Semitism must be called
out, confronted and condemned whenever it is encountered,
without exception'';
Whereas on February 27, 2019, Representative Omar doubled
down on her stance at a forum in Washington, DC, by saying,
``I want to talk about the political influence in this
country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance
to a foreign country'';
Whereas then-Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Eliot Engel condemned Representative Omar's comments by
stating ``It's unacceptable and deeply offensive to call into
question the loyalty of fellow American citizens because of
their political views, including support for the U.S.-Israel
relationship. We all take the same oath. Worse,
Representative Omar's comments leveled that charge by
invoking a vile anti-Semitic slur'';
Whereas Chairman Engel went on to say that such comments
have ``no place in the
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Foreign Affairs Committee or the House of Representatives'';
Whereas in March 2019, Representative Omar trivialized the
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, that killed 2,977
people by describing it as ``some people did something'';
Whereas on May 16, 2021, Representative Omar referred to
Israel as ``an apartheid state,'' and went on to say that
those who refused such a characterization needed to, ``get on
the right side of history'';
Whereas on June 7, 2021, Representative Omar equated the
United States and Israel with Hamas and the Taliban by
stating ``We must have the same level of accountability and
justice for all victims of crimes against humanity. We have
seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas,
Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban'', establishing a false
equivalency between Israel--which has the right and
responsibility to protect itself and its citizens from all
forms of terrorism--and Hamas, a foreign terrorist
organization actively engaged in committing war crimes,
including using civilians as human shields, which is banned
under customary international humanitarian law;
Whereas twelve Democratic members decried Representative
Omar's newest round of statements, saying: ``Equating the
United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban is as
offensive as it is misguided'';
Whereas when asked by the media whether she regretted her
comments, Representative Omar responded, ``I don't'';
Whereas all Members--both Republicans and Democrats alike--
who seek to serve on the Committee on Foreign Affairs should
be held to an equal standard of conduct due to the
international sensitivities and national security concerns
under the jurisdiction of this committee;
Whereas any Member reserves the right to bring a case
before the Committee on Ethics as grounds for an appeal to
the Speaker of the House for reconsideration of any committee
removal decision;
Whereas Representative Omar, by her own words, has
disqualified herself from serving on the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, a panel that is viewed by nations around the world
as speaking for Congress on matters of international
importance and national security; and
Whereas Representative Omar's comments have brought
dishonor to the House of Representatives: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is
hereby, removed from the following standing committee of the
House of Representatives:
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ms. Omar.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The resolution shall be debatable for 1 hour
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the
Committee on Ethics or their respective designees.
The gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Guest) and the gentlewoman from
Pennsylvania (Ms. Wild) each will control 30 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Guest).
General Leave
Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and
include extraneous material on H. Res. 76.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Mississippi?
There was no objection.
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Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I come today to the floor pursuant to the process put in
place by the previous majority in the 117th Congress. At that time, I
served as a member on the House Ethics Committee. Today, I serve as
chair of that committee.
Roughly 2 years ago, on February 4, 2021, I publicly warned of the
dangerous precedent set by the previous majority as they put in place
an unprecedented process to remove minority Members from their
committee assignments.
Two years ago, Democrats offered a resolution. That resolution, based
on clause 1, House rule XXIII, removed a Republican Member from all
committees and referred the matter to the House Ethics Committee.
However, the process instituted at that time by Speaker Nancy Pelosi,
bypassed any Ethics Committee involvement and brought the matter
directly to the House floor for a vote.
I, and many other Republicans, warned that this majority veto over
the minority party's committee assignment appointments removed
important rights of the minority party. Republican Members also warned
that this process set a precedent that future majorities would follow
to remove Members from committee assignments.
Following the roadmap previously approved by the Democrat-controlled
117th Congress, we are here today to debate and to consider H. Res. 76,
a resolution to remove Representative Omar from serving on the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Today's resolution, as it relates to Representative Omar, details six
statements she made as a sitting Member of Congress that, under the
totality of the circumstances, disqualify her from serving on the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
It is important to note that this resolution is very narrowly
tailored and does not prevent Representative Omar from serving on other
committees. H. Res. 76, instead, simply states that she cannot serve on
a committee that receives classified briefings and is responsible for
maintaining international diplomacy.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs is a prestigious committee, viewed
by nations around the world, both allies and adversaries, as speaking
for Congress on matters of international importance and national
security.
All Members, both Republicans and Democrats alike, who seek to serve
on the Committee on Foreign Affairs should be held to the highest
standard of conduct due to the international sensitivity and national
security concerns under the jurisdiction of this committee.
Based upon the important mission of this committee and the precedent
previously set to remove Members from their committee assignments, I
support this resolution today.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this resolution, and I
yield myself such time as I may consume.
I rise as the ranking member of the Ethics Committee, a body that I
am proud to have served on throughout my entire time in Congress. I
also rise as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which I
have also served on throughout my time in Congress.
Many people don't understand the nature of the Ethics Committee. It
is a unique body within this Congress. It consists of an equal number
of Democrats and Republicans, and it offers a mechanism by which
complaints against Members of Congress and high-ranking staff can be
vetted, investigated, and adjudicated on pretty much a confidential
basis by the members of the committee.
I am very pleased that--and this may really surprise people to know--
that we often come to completely unanimous decisions in that very
bipartisan committee.
So, with that said, I am disappointed that my colleagues in the
majority are choosing as one of their very first exercises of authority
in this Congress to pursue vengeance over governance.
Governance would be to allow this resolution, which has been referred
to the Ethics Committee, to proceed through the committee's regular
process.
The Ethics Committee is charged with determining whether Member
behavior violates the Code of Official Conduct and, when warranted by a
violation, recommending that the House adopt sanctions or restrict
certain privileges like service on committees.
I strongly urge a return to the days of civility, which would be nice
to see here in this body, and which I think the American people would
very much welcome. One of the ways of doing that is to have this
Chamber allow the Ethics Committee to do its work, so that we avoid a
situation where every couple of years, when there is a transfer of
power between one party to the other, we don't see these constant
efforts to boot people from committees based on past actions.
If a Member does something egregious that is worthy of a complaint,
any Member can bring a complaint to the Ethics Committee, and it can be
dealt with there.
The majority is seeking to advance this resolution before the Ethics
Committee, and yet, the Ethics Committee has not yet even adopted its
rules, held an organizational meeting, or convened for the first time
this Congress.
I want to address the issue of due process. During the Rules
Committee meeting leading up to today's vote, a number of concerns were
expressed, and it has been reported in the media as well, concerns
about due process.
The resolution, H. Res. 76, claims that any Member reserves the right
to
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bring a case before the Committee on Ethics as grounds for an appeal to
the Speaker of the House for reconsideration of any committee removal
decision. Notably, that language is contained in one of the whereas
clauses, not in the resolved clause, which is the only binding part of
this resolution.
By the way, it has even been conceded by Members of the GOP that the
whereas clause, the quote is, ``merely references an existing process
and in no way begins an appeal procedure or guarantees her committee
seat will be reconsidered. It's nonbinding and not actionable,'' a
senior GOP aide told Politico on Tuesday.
Well, in fact, I agree with that quote, with the exception of where
it says that the clause references an existing process. There is no
such existing process. There is no due process at all afforded to the
Member who is being sought to be removed from a committee, and that is
not due process.
I say that to address the many, many concerns that I have heard from
Members on the other side of the aisle, from members of the Rules
Committee. There is no due process in this House Resolution.
Once the full House votes to strip a Member of a right or privilege,
only the full House can restore that right or privilege. Allowing
Representative Omar to appeal to the Ethics Committee after the House
has already voted to deny her a seat on the House Foreign Affairs
Committee would be nonsensical and it would be a defective process.
It is the wrong order of things, and it violates how the Ethics
Committee has operated ever since its creation as a standing committee
of the House in 1967, where the committee recommends a sanction after a
full investigation and adjudication, and the Member is allowed to
present evidence and make their case, and then the full House votes on
the committee's recommendation for sanctions.
H. Res. 76 violates the spirit of how our unique committee, the
House's only evenly divided, truly bipartisan standing committee
operates.
This is about partisanship, Mr. Speaker, not principle. This is about
payback, not process.
H. Res. 76 is wholly transparent for what it is, and I firmly oppose
its passage.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, before I yield time to the gentleman from
Ohio, I do want to point out that H. Res. 72 of the 117th Congress,
which is the resolution that stripped Marjorie Taylor Greene of her
committee assignments, contained no language whatsoever relating to due
process and set forth no appeals process for her to be able to appeal
the ruling of the body as a whole.
I will say that the resolution that we are debating today does
contain language as to an appellate process. So I do believe that the
resolution that we are debating today does contain additional rights to
the Member that we are seeking to remove than what was offered in H.
Res. 72 as it relates to Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 6 minutes to the gentleman from the great State
of Ohio (Mr. Miller).
Mr. MILLER of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from
Mississippi for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs has broad
jurisdiction over national security and foreign policy, peacekeeping
and peace enforcement, international law, and the promotion of
democracy, and many other critical issues that require its members to
be both objective and credible.
Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs represent the United
States abroad and are regarded as credible emissaries of American
foreign policy. Their words have significant weight in guiding our
relations with other countries and are relied upon by world leaders,
most importantly, our allies such as Israel, the forever home of the
Jewish people.
But what happens when a committee member is no longer viewed as a
credible emissary of our foreign policy?
What if a Member is barred from visiting one of our allies because of
their prejudiced comments?
How can Members who are unable to engage with our allies in a
constructive manner be considered credible members of the committee?
Well, the gentlewoman's discriminatory comments disqualified her from
traveling to Israel in 2019. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin
Netanyahu would not allow Representative Omar to enter, saying, ``We
respect all political parties in the United States equally; however, we
also respect ourselves. Whoever comes to impose boycotts on us and to
deny the legitimacy of the State of Israel, we will not allow them
entry.''
Yes, the gentlewoman disqualified herself from entry into one of the
most important countries allied with the United States.
Over the past 75 years, Israel has been a steadfast ally of the
United States. Israel has stood by us through the volatility in the
Middle East, and this alliance has been critical to our own national
security.
How can someone not welcomed by one of our most important allies
serve as an emissary of American foreign policy on the Foreign Affairs
Committee?
Given her biased comments against Israel and against the Jewish
people, how can she serve as an objective decisionmaker on the
committee?
Let's take a look at some of the gentlewoman's comments.
In February of 2019, barely more than a month after becoming a Member
of this body, Representative Omar suggested that the Jewish people and
the American Israel Public Affairs Committee were buying political
support, writing on Twitter, ``It's all about the Benjamins baby,''
clearly amplifying an anti-Semitic stereotype about the Jewish people
and money.
In response, Congressional Democratic leadership, her own party,
immediately released a statement by saying, ``Anti-Semitism must be
called out, confronted, and condemned whenever it is encountered,
without exception.''
Not long after Representative Omar trivialized the terrorist attacks
of September 11, 2001, by describing that day of infamy as ``some
people did something.'' That is horrific.
``Some people did something.'' Yes, Mr. Speaker, some people did do
something. Some people committed evil acts of terrorism and killed
nearly 3,000 Americans, and, in response, some thousands of our fellow
citizens, myself included, enlisted in our Armed Forces to defend the
gentlewoman's right to make her prejudiced remarks. Many went off to
combat and even died to defend that right.
But they did not die fighting to have their bravery and love of
country undermined by a member of the House Foreign Affairs committee.
Mr. Speaker, I have no words to describe just how utterly
unacceptable these comments are. But that is not all.
In 2021, the gentlewoman referred to Israel, which has the absolute
right to defend itself against terrorism and attacks on its very
existence, as an ``apartheid state.''
She even equated the United States and Israel, countries that have
stood as beacons of democracy, to the Taliban and Hamas, organizations
that impose terror on their regions and the world.
Once again, even her Democrat colleagues swiftly condemned her
comment. Twelve Democrat Members of this body released a statement
which noted, ``Equating the United States and Israel to Hamas and the
Taliban is as offensive as it is misguided. Ignoring the differences
between democracies governed by the rule of law and contemptible
organizations that engage in terrorism at best discredits one's
intended argument and at worst reflects deep-seated prejudice.'' That
is from her own party.
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Some have decried this effort as a political game. Mr. Speaker, I
assure you this is no political game. This resolution is not about
engaging in a tit for tat with my colleagues on the other side of the
aisle. This is about keeping someone with a long record of anti-Semitic
and anti-Israel bias off the Foreign Affairs Committee, which needs
objective emissaries for our foreign policy.
Even the Democrat former Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, Eliot Engel, said that Representative Omar's anti-Semitic
comments have ``no place in the Foreign Affairs Committee or the House
of Representatives.''
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That was in addition to the previously mentioned joint statement from
12 of the gentlewoman's Democrat colleagues.
The facts are clear: Representative Omar has espoused anti-Semitic
and anti-Israel rhetoric time and time again. She cannot be an
objective contributor to the work of the committee, and she has brought
dishonor to the House of Representatives.
This body's committee, which is viewed by nations around the world as
speaking for Congress on matters of international importance and
national security, should not have a seat for a Member who would bring
such dishonor to that committee.
I encourage all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to
support this resolution to say with one voice that the United States
House of Representatives does not condone hate and to reaffirm that we
will always condemn anti-Semitism.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from
Minnesota (Mr. Phillips), also a member of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee.
Mr. PHILLIPS. Mr. Speaker, Ilhan Omar and I are products of
remarkably different life experiences. Hers began by fleeing civil war
in Somalia before emigrating to the United States after 4 years in a
Kenyan refugee camp, an experience that few, if any, of us in this room
could possibly imagine.
My family came to America a century before hers seeking the same
safety, security, and opportunity as they fled Russian pogroms
targeting Jewish people in Eastern Europe. My life began by losing my
father in the Vietnam war, an American tragedy that may well have been
prevented had this very Chamber been filled with more voices like Ilhan
Omar's.
Now, don't get me wrong: Representative Omar and I regularly disagree
on policy, both domestic and foreign, and she has, at times, used words
that have caused concern, offense, and even personal pain to me and
others.
She and I have spoken face-to-face on those occasions, and she has
apologized, and she continues to learn from those missteps.
Furthermore, she has never posted a video depicting herself
decapitating and killing fellow Members of Congress. She doesn't
question whether a plane really smashed into the Pentagon on 9/11. She
does not wonder if school shootings in America are staged. She has not
propagated the absurd notion that space lasers, financed by the
Rothschild family, are the cause of wildfires in California. She has
never equated vaccine mandates with Adolph Hitler. She has never, ever
expressed support for executing leaders of the United States Congress.
Now, being a conspiracy theorist alone is not grounds for removal
from committees. I will admit that. But depicting violence or
supporting violence against fellow Members of Congress is grounds for
removal, be it a Democrat or a Republican.
But no one has accused Representative Omar of depicting or supporting
violence against anyone in this Chamber.
So why will 90 percent of Jewish Members of the United States House
of Representatives vote to maintain her committee assignment?
Quite simply because we believe in the human capacity to learn from
mistakes, to make amends, and that atonement should be rewarded, not
punished.
We also believe that the most dangerous acts by elected officials in
a democracy are to silence voices of dissent, even those with which we
fundamentally disagree. That is what this is about, silencing and
canceling. How ironic.
Furthermore, this is the very weaponization of anti-Semitism that I,
as a Jewish person, find repulsive, I find dangerous and, above else,
shameful. Yes, shameful.
To my friends across the aisle: If you really are sincere about
defeating anti-Semitism in America, how about ask us. How about ask us
what we need. And let me assure you, you might be surprised by the
answer.
Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Tennessee (Mr. Kustoff).
Mr. KUSTOFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the resolution
to remove Congresswoman Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee
for her anti-Semitic speech, comments, and rhetoric.
No doubt, words have meaning. When a Member of Congress stands in
this Chamber or at home or in their district, the Nation and the world
pays attention to what they say and how they say it.
When a Member of Congress makes hateful and anti-Semitic remarks,
they are amplified. They are magnified even more so when that Member
sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the committee tasked with
helping set policy and providing oversight over our Nation's
relationship with Israel and with Jewish communities around the world.
It is imperative that this body not only speaks against anti-Semitism
but also holds accountable those who spread such hateful beliefs.
As our Nation's leaders, we have the ability and the responsibility
to help combat anti-Semitism and ensure that our children, tomorrow's
leaders, are taught that such rhetoric is unacceptable.
Let's be clear: Anti-Semitism has no place in the Halls of Congress
nor in our national conversation.
I stand here today, in solidarity with the Jewish community, to send
a strong message that the United States House of Representatives does
not tolerate such behavior.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the resolution.
Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Massachusetts (Ms. Clark), the minority whip.
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from
Pennsylvania for yielding.
The Speaker of the House wrote this week that removing Democrats from
their committees was motivated by integrity.
Integrity? Is that the quality of honesty and acting with moral
principle?
There is no integrity here.
Congresswoman Omar is a committed, hardworking, and highly valued
member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. A refugee and a survivor of
war, she knows firsthand how much is at stake in its work. It is too
serious of a subject to be subjected to partisan games by the
Republican majority. But that is how the GOP has decided to govern: not
with solutions, but with political stunts.
How can my colleagues across the aisle talk about integrity and honor
as they empower the most extreme voices in their party? As they claim
due process has been added in when there is none? As they promote
conspiracy theories?
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentlewoman from Massachusetts an
additional 30 seconds.
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, as they stack some of our
most critical committees with election deniers?
It is too late to inject integrity into this sham process, but we, as
Members, can inject our own by voting ``no'' on this resolution.
Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New
York (Ms. Malliotakis).
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS. Mr. Speaker, we have heard from my colleagues the
reasons why Representative Omar should be removed from this committee,
but I feel like all the reasons have not just yet been stated, which is
why I rise to add to the Record.
We have heard about the comments that were made regarding anti-
Semitism and anti-Israeli views, but I rise to add to the Record that
as a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, I have sat there and
heard the Representative actually spew anti-American rhetoric, as well.
I have been in that committee room where the Representative equates
Israel and the United States to Hamas and the Taliban. Absolutely
unacceptable for a member of that committee.
I have also heard the Representative equate that it is the United
States' fault that there is turmoil in Venezuela; that it is not
because of the oppressive socialism and communism that has spread
throughout Central and South America and Venezuela at the hands of the
Maduro and Hugo Chavez regimes. That is unacceptable.
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As a New York Representative, to hear the Representative belittle, to
try to diminish the worst terrorist attack on United States soil on
September 11, 2001, as ``some people did something,'' that is
unacceptable, as well.
And I hold the same standard for this side of the aisle that I do the
other, because when another colleague on my side said something about
9/11, I also voted to have her removed from the Committee on Education
and Labor, because I thought that was inappropriate.
So I am being consistent here, and I hope my colleagues will do the
same, to show that this is about consistency and accountability.
Because we should not have an individual with those views on the
committee that is tasked with representing our country and our Congress
to foreign nations.
Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the former majority leader.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to make the point: The two individuals
that we removed from committees were not removed for their speech. They
were removed because they made threats against other Members.
This one was made before the Representative came. Mr. Gosar's, of
course, was made during, but both were removed because of the threat
they posed to three of our colleagues; not because of their speech but
because of their threat with an AK-47 or AR-15--I am not sure which
that gun is--and promoting themselves as the biggest nightmare to three
of our colleagues, and Mr. Gosar portraying the murder of one of our
colleagues.
There is no equivalency here. We believe in free speech, however
hateful that speech is. I will tell you, I take a back seat to no one
in this Chamber in my support of Israel and against anti-Semitism, to
no one, and my record reflects that.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentleman from Maryland an
additional 30 seconds.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, the equivalency that has been made here is
absolutely without merit, and you go down a terrible road.
I do not agree with the statements that were made. I oppose them. I
said on this floor that I opposed them.
But by golly, there are a whole lot of your folks over there that I
disagree with vehemently who rationalized insurrection and that would
be a reason for me to vote for having them off a committee. But that is
not how we operate.
But if a Member threatens another Member, that is a different kettle
of fish altogether.
Mr. Speaker, I oppose this resolution and urge its rejection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks
to the Chair.
Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Indiana (Mrs. Spartz).
Mrs. SPARTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to comment on this resolution.
Our country was founded on the principle of protecting the rights of
the minority. It is considered a republic for a reason because our
Founding Fathers understood that majority rule can lead to tyranny from
the majority, mob rule, and dictatorship.
Last Congress, Speaker Pelosi and the Democrat majority took
unprecedented actions removing minority party Members from committees.
They also made a resolution of inquiry, which they used against the
Republican administration, and also eliminated the ability for the
minority party.
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It was very disappointing. What I ask--you know, I want to
differentiate this resolution for Speaker McCarthy. He added explicitly
to this resolution to make sure that we apply the same standard not
just to Democrats but also to Republicans--and it is actually stated in
this resolution--and also added that, you know, we might look into a
process of appeal.
I agree with the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania that we didn't have
any due process because it was unprecedented what was done by her
party. So maybe at least the committee could have the ability to look
if there is a way to look at the process if that is going to be
continued.
I hope maybe we can reconcile it and have better collaboration as two
parties, as we were talking today at the prayer breakfast, on a
bipartisan basis. I think it is important for us to really look at us
as a body and start respecting the minority.
Unfortunately, the other party started this unprecedented action when
they were in the majority, and we have to work on that; how we can
reconcile.
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I completely concur with the gentlewoman
from Indiana that we need a better process, and one that affords due
process, but this resolution does not.
Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr.
Meeks), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the
former chairman.
Mr. MEEKS. Madam Speaker, it is undeniable that Representative Omar
has made what has been considered to be offensive anti-Semitic comments
in the past. It is also undeniable that Representative Omar has
apologized, learned, and been a reliable and productive member of the
Foreign Affairs Committee. I have watched her work with her colleagues
on both sides of the aisle. She cares about her country. She cares
about our national security. She cares about diplomacy.
Her perspective is invaluable to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
She is a refugee, and the only African-born Muslim member of the
Foreign Affairs Committee. We know that diverse perspectives strengthen
our policymaking and national security. Losing Representative Omar's
voice on the committee to extremist politics would be a shameful mark
on this body, harmful to the interest of the American people and our
image abroad, and damage to democracy itself.
I also know the sheer hypocrisy of Speaker McCarthy and Members of
his party looking to deny Representative Omar's seat on the Foreign
Affairs Committee is rich.
This resolution is not about addressing dishonor or respect for the
House. This resolution is not about addressing anti-Semitism. If it
were, there would be other Members named in this resolution.
For example, in October of 2018, a Republican Member tweeted: We
cannot allow Soros, Steyer, and Bloomberg to buy this election. Get out
and vote for Republicans on November 6. MAGA. That was the Speaker of
the House.
The tweet included a video featuring that Member discussing George
Soros, Tom Steyer, and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, all
Jewish men who are significant donors of the Democratic campaigns and
causes. Were these the only wealthy Democratic donors he could choose
from?
Jewish money buying elections is a stereotype about the Jewish faith
popular among the alt-right. I recall no apology--unlike Representative
Omar--to or for this tweet. This is far from the only example of the
hypocrisy.
Representatives on the Republican side have defended and agreed with
well-known white supremacist and anti-Semite Nick Fuentes, and spoke at
Fuentes' events.
Other Republican Members have claimed that Zionist supremacists are
conspiring to flood Europe with migrants in order to replace the White
populations there.
My Republican colleagues have quoted Adolf Hitler in congressional
remarks, promoted the ``Great Replacement Theory,'' and invited a
Holocaust denier to the State of the Union.
Finally, when the Congress moved a House resolution condemning anti-
Semitism, there was only one Member that voted against it--and it
wasn't a Democrat.
Why is this Member being targeted today?
We do not have time to go through the entire list of objectionable
remarks that the other side has made. The point is, none of these
comments caused any of the Members who made them to be removed from
committees; not removed from the Education and Labor Committee, not
removed from the Judiciary Committee, not removed from the Armed
Services Committee, not removed from the Homeland Security Committee. A
blatant double standard is being applied here.
Something just doesn't add up. What is the difference between
Representative Omar and these Members?
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Could it be the way that she looks? Could it be her religious
practices?
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Malliotakis). The time of the gentleman
has expired.
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 15 seconds to the
gentleman from New York.
Mr. MEEKS. Madam Speaker, it is clear, if she were on the other side
of the aisle, we would not be having this debate today. That is
absolutely clear.
The GOP was not outraged when Donald Trump broke bread with the anti-
Semitic Holocaust deniers at his Florida mansion. There was no outrage
when Donald Trump's tweets deployed images of the Star of David and
stacks of currency. We need to vote ``no'' and stand up for democracy.
Representative Omar needs to remain and be productive on the House
Foreign Affairs Committee.
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New
York (Mr. Lawler).
Mr. LAWLER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak in support of H.
Res. 76. This is not about vengeance or retribution; it is about
accountability.
I represent New York's 17th Congressional District, home to one of
the largest Jewish populations in the country. Between Westchester,
Rockland, Putnam, and Dutchess counties, I represent almost 100,000
constituents that practice the Jewish faith.
I take the scourge of anti-Semitism very seriously. It is something
that must be rooted out in our society, as well as in the Halls of
Congress.
No one who peddles in anti-Semitic activity, behavior, or language
should have any right to serve on the House Foreign Affairs Committee,
which has an incredibly important role to play in partnering with our
strongest ally, the State of Israel.
Two of my predecessors, Ben Gilman and Eliot Engel, served as chairs
of this important committee. Israel's continued existence as a beacon
of liberty, democracy, and peace in the Middle East serves as a model
for other nations in the region and is something we should be
celebrating, not demeaning.
Comments made by Members of this body about support for Israel being
``all about the Benjamins,'' or that the State of Israel is engaging in
apartheid are appalling, wrong, and disqualifying.
Additionally, those who dismiss 9/11 as some people who did
something, are you kidding me? It was a terrorist attack. It wasn't
some people doing something. Or to equate the United States and Israel,
both democratic nations, to the Taliban and Hamas, and those who
promote the anti-Semitic BDS movement--you are damn right they need to
be held accountable.
As a Member that represents a district that suffered greatly due to
9/11, and still has constituents grappling with the effects of that
horrific, tragic day, dying of 9/11 health-related situations, I find
those remarks jarring, alarming, and insulting.
To be clear, the Representative can say whatever the heck she wants,
but we don't have to accept it or embrace it. Individuals who hold such
hateful views should rightly be barred from that type of committee. We
cannot let the poisonous ideology of anti-Semitism permeate into policy
decisions that impact the lives of millions of Jews around the world.
I will stand up to anti-Semitism and defend Israel's right to exist
and the right of Jews everywhere to practice their faith peacefully and
safely. This is not about silencing anyone. The rise in anti-Semitism
is significant, and these hate crimes have not been prosecuted.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 15 seconds to the
gentleman from New York.
Mr. LAWLER. Madam Speaker, words matter. Rhetoric matters. It leads
to harm. The Congresswoman is being held accountable for her words and
her actions, and that is why I support this resolution.
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New
York (Ms. Ocasio-Cortez).
Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Madam Speaker, as a fellow New Yorker, I think one
of the things that we should talk about here is also one of the
disgusting legacies after 9/11, which has been the targeting and racism
against Muslim-Americans throughout the United States of America. This
is an extension of that legacy.
Consistency? There is nothing consistent with the Republican Party's
continued attack, except for the racism and incitement of violence
against women of color in this body.
I had a Member of the Republican Caucus threaten my life, and the
Republican Caucus rewarded him with one of the most prestigious
committee assignments in this Congress. Don't tell me this is about
consistency.
Don't tell me that this is about a condemnation of anti-Semitic
remarks when you have a Member of the Republican Caucus who has talked
about Jewish space lasers and an entire amount of tropes, and also
elevated her to some of the highest committee assignments in this body.
This is about targeting women of color in the United States of
America. Don't tell me--because I didn't get a single apology when my
life was threatened.
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Massachusetts (Ms. Pressley).
Ms. PRESSLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rhetoric and
resolution from across the aisle; our colleagues, who, once again, seek
to make history for all the wrong reasons.
I rise on behalf of every little girl who sees herself in the
leadership of Congresswoman Omar. She is a mother, daughter, refugee,
advocate, skilled policymaker, a duly and decisively elected third-term
Member to the U.S. House of Representatives.
I have spent time in the Minnesota Fifth. I have seen her pull her
community through grief and loss. I have seen her stand arm-in-arm on
picket lines with our educators and our nurses. I have seen her pass
historic legislation to feed our babies in our schools.
She has built coalitions, given constituents in crisis a sense of
agency and centered the most marginalized in word and deed.
No matter how embattled, no matter how racially profiled, no matter
how targeted, she has pressed on for peace over militarization, human
rights at home and abroad, a world where an education is a fundamental
right and where gender equity is recognized. I want to live in that
world. Let me make it plain: Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is right where
she belongs. Her work in Congress is needed.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Florida, (Mr. Gimenez), my friend.
Mr. GIMENEZ. Madam Speaker, anti-Semitism has no place on the Foreign
Affairs Committee. I will say it again: Anti-Semitism has no place on
the Foreign Affairs Committee.
That is why Representative Omar has no place specifically on the
Foreign Affairs Committee, where Israel's security is one of the issues
of critical importance.
Without a doubt, the democratic Jewish State of Israel is America's
strongest ally in the Middle East and has a fundamental right to exist.
Representative Omar has repeated anti-Semitic canards and perpetuated
hateful tropes against the Jewish community. Her comments have
compromised the ability of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to
conduct its official business.
Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote in the affirmative to
remove Representative Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Missouri (Ms. Bush).
Ms. BUSH. Madam Speaker, St. Louis and I rise in support of
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. I have been to her district. I have spoken
with her constituents. We visited marginalized communities globally
together. This institution is better because of her leadership, and the
Foreign Affairs Committee benefits from her perspective.
Let's talk about what is really happening. Republicans are waging a
blatantly Islamophobic and racist attack on Congresswoman Omar.
I have said it before, and I will say it again: The white supremacy
happening is unbelievable. This is despicable.
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It is Congresswoman Omar who has been harassed at her job for simply
existing as a Muslim woman in Congress. It is she who has been attacked
by a Member of this body, ridiculing her as a potential terrorist for
simply existing as a Muslim woman in this Congress.
Rather than bring actual accountability, any accountability, to
Congress, they bring this offensive resolution to the floor. This is
just a bunch of racist gaslighting. We all know it. Vote ``no.''
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
California (Mr. Swalwell).
Mr. SWALWELL. Madam Speaker, when I heard that we are going to remove
a Member of this House from their committee for anti-Semitism, I raced
down here because I thought, finally--finally--in this Chamber there is
going to be some accountability, some accountability from this
Conference that continues to allow its members to root for rioters, to
show sympathy for the insurrection, a Conference that harbors a wanted
international criminal and has members who choose violence over voting
every single day. Finally.
I thought that if we were going to hold someone accountable for anti-
Semitism, surely it is the author of this tweet: ``Kanye. Elon.
Trump.'' October 6, written by Chairman Jim Jordan.
October 8, what does Kanye say? That he is going to declare ``death
con 3'' on the Jews.
So, surely, this tweet came down, that it was deleted? No. Two more
months it was kept up.
Don't come here looking at us for anti-Semitism. Look in your own
damn mirror before you ever come over here.
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WILD. How much time is remaining, Madam Speaker?
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania has 10\1/
4\ minutes remaining.
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from the
State of Washington (Ms. Jayapal).
Ms. JAYAPAL. Madam Speaker, this is a revenge resolution.
It is a revenge resolution that seeks to remove Representative Ilhan
Omar's strong and necessary voice from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
It is an attempt to silence her simply because you do not agree with
her views and you cannot begin to understand her lived experience as a
war survivor, as a refugee, and as somebody who brings an experience to
this body that you are not even trying to understand.
We have previously voted, in a bipartisan manner, to remove
individuals from their committee assignments because of their violent
actions that endanger the safety of their colleagues.
That is not what today is about. Today is about revenge. It is also
about the fact that Republicans want to distract the American people
from the fact that they have absolutely no legislation to bring to the
floor that is actually about helping the American people with their
costs, with dealing with inflation.
You don't have any solutions, so you are trying to distract with
these inane, insulting, absurd--absolutely absurd--resolutions.
Vote ``no.''
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks
to the Chair.
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
California (Mr. Schiff).
Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this
resolution.
First, as to the false pretext, two members of the Republican
Conference were removed from committees for inciting violence and
encouraging violence against their colleagues. There is nothing at all
at issue like that here.
If you want to introduce a resolution to condemn someone for inciting
violence against a colleague or against people here in Congress,
introduce a resolution against Donald J. Trump. No one has incited more
violence against this Chamber than Donald Trump.
Now, let me talk about anti-Semitism.
Do not insult our intelligence by suggesting this is about anti-
Semitism. If you want to introduce a resolution against someone guilty
of anti-Semitism, then introduce a resolution against someone dining
with anti-Semites, someone dining with white nationalists, members of
your Conference who are speaking at white nationalist rallies.
Introduce a resolution against Donald J. Trump, Marjorie Taylor
Greene, Paul Gosar, and others, but do not--do not--insult our
intelligence by saying this is about anti-Semitism.
Vote ``no'' on this resolution.
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Wisconsin (Mr. Pocan).
Mr. POCAN. Madam Speaker, this is a new low.
The majority party uplifts and seats on committees a Member who has a
history of pathological lying but wants to remove someone who even
Republican Members of Congress admit is a talented member of the
Foreign Affairs Committee.
Madam Speaker, do you want to oust people for what they said?
How about a member of the majority party who has said that Jewish
space lasers set forest fires in California? No. She is seated on a
committee.
Multiple Republican Members have said that prominent Jewish Democrats
essentially bought control of Congress. They are not only given full
congressional privileges, but the majority elects them to GOP
leadership.
Republicans only draw a line when an incredibly productive member of
a committee says something that she has apologized for. That doesn't
add up.
This clearly isn't about what Ilhan Omar said as much as who she is.
Being a smart, outspoken Black woman of the Muslim faith is
apparently the issue, and some Republicans can't handle that, so they
are going to kick her off the committee.
This is unbelievable bigotry. Shame on them.
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Madam Speaker, I stand before my colleagues as a
proud Jew and a proud friend and colleague of Ilhan Omar.
I don't need any of you to defend me against anti-Semitism. My
friend, Ilhan Omar, and I have worked together on the values that I
treasure as an American Jew and that she treasures as an American
Islamic woman, the only one on the Foreign Affairs Committee. That is
the third largest religion in the United States of America.
I am just furious. We have seen all kinds of anti-Semitism from the
other side of the aisle.
As Americans, we should be welcoming differences. Vote ``no'' on
this. We need to defend our values as Americans and my values as a Jew.
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Michigan (Ms. Tlaib).
Ms. TLAIB. Desperation--so desperate to distract the American people
from their total inability to govern, the GOP is now doing what it is
best at: weaponizing hate against a Black, beautiful, Muslim woman.
Congresswoman Omar's lived experience as a refugee and a childhood
survivor of war should be welcomed on this committee. It is needed.
Madam Speaker, when you can't pass any bills that actually improve
the people's lives, then they turn Congress into a place of
fearmongering hate.
It is so painful to watch. How ironic that the so-called lovers of
personal freedom are now moving to censor Congresswoman Omar in the
same week they introduced a bill to ban Federal employees from engaging
in censorship.
Where are the free speech warriors today? The hypocrisy is obvious to
the American people. The majority is showing who they are.
I know Congresswoman Omar will not be silenced.
I say to Congresswoman Omar: I am so sorry that our country is
failing you today through this Chamber.
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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman's time has expired. The
gentlewoman is no longer recognized.
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, how much time remains on my side of the
aisle?
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania has 5\1/4\
minutes remaining.
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, for the purpose of closing, I yield the
balance of my time to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. Omar).
Ms. OMAR. Madam Speaker, this debate today is about who gets to be an
American. What opinions do we have to have to be counted as Americans?
This is what this debate is about, Madam Speaker.
There is this idea that you are suspect if you are an immigrant or if
you are from certain parts of the world or a certain skin tone or a
Muslim.
It is no accident that members of the Republican Party accused the
first Black President, Barack Obama, of being a secret Muslim. It is no
accident that former President Donald Trump led a birther movement that
falsely claimed he was born in Kenya because, to them, falsely labeling
the first and only Black President of the United States of America a
Muslim and an African immigrant somehow made him less American.
Well, I am Muslim. I am an immigrant and, interestingly, from Africa.
Is anyone surprised that I am being targeted? Is anyone surprised that
I am somehow deemed unworthy to speak about American foreign policy, or
that they see me as a powerful voice that needs to be silenced?
Frankly, it is expected because when you push power, power pushes
back.
Representation matters. Continuing to expand our ideas of who is
American and who can partake in the American experiment is a good
thing.
I am an American, an American who was sent here by her constituents
to represent them in Congress, a refugee who survived the horrors of a
civil war, someone who spent her childhood in a refugee camp. I am
someone who knows what it means to have a shot at a better life here in
the United States. I am someone who believes in the American Dream, the
American possibility, and the promise and the ability to participate in
the democratic process.
That is what this debate is about.
There is an idea out there that I do not have objective
decisionmaking because of who I am, where I come from, and my
perspective, but I reject that.
We say there is nothing objective about policymaking. We all inject
our perspectives, our points of view, our lived experiences, and the
voices of our constituents. That is what democracy is about.
What is the work of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Madam Speaker? It
is not to cosign the stated foreign policy of whatever administration
is in power. It is about oversight. It is to critique and to advocate
for a better path forward. Most importantly, it is to make the myth
that American foreign policy is intrinsically moral, a reality.
I will continue to speak up because representation matters. I will
continue to speak up for little kids who wonder who is speaking up for
them. I will continue to speak up for families around the world who are
seeking justice whether they are displaced in refugee camps or hiding
under their beds somewhere, as I was, waiting for the bullets to stop
because this child survivor of war would have wanted that.
The 9-year-old me would be disappointed if I didn't talk about the
victims of conflict on behalf of those who are experiencing unjust
wars, atrocities, ethnic cleansing, occupation, or displacement, as I
did.
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They are looking to the international community and the United
States, asking for help. They look to us because the international
community and the United States profess the values of protecting human
rights and upholding international law. We owe it to them not to make
this a myth but a reality.
I didn't come to Congress to be silent. I came to Congress to be
their voice, and my leadership and voice will not be diminished if I am
not on this committee for one term. My voice will get louder and
stronger, and my leadership will be celebrated around the world, as it
has been.
So take your vote or not, I am here to stay, and I am here to be a
voice against the harms around the world and advocate for a better
world.
Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to
close.
Madam Speaker, I adopt the comments that were made by the then-
chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Eliot Engel.
In late February 2019, after a third anti-Semitic statement in just
over 2 weeks--17 days, to be exact--then-chairman of the Foreign
Affairs Committee Eliot Engel said these words: ``It's unacceptable and
deeply offensive to call into question the loyalty of fellow American
citizens because of their political views, including support for the
U.S.-Israel relationship. We all take the same oath. Worse,
Representative Omar's comments leveled that charge by invoking a vile
anti-Semitic slur;''
Whereas, Chairman Engel went on to say that ``such comments have `no
place in the Foreign Affairs Committee or the House of
Representatives.' ''
I agree with the statements made by Chairman Engel.
Not only do Representative Omar's comments have no place in the
Foreign Affairs Committee, I hold that anyone who makes such statements
has no place serving on the Foreign Affairs Committee.
I ask all Members to support this resolution removing Ms. Omar from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose H. Res. 76, the
motion to remove Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign
Affairs Committee.
Let's be frank. This is not about antisemitism. If we're going to
have a conversation about antisemitism, let's start with Donald Trump
inviting vile antisemites and neo-Nazis like Nick Fuentes to dine with
him.
This vote today is a partisan, baseless attack of political vengeance
and nothing more.
I want to make very clear what this country would lose without
Congresswoman Omar's representation on the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Ilhan, who I've had the pleasure of getting to know well over the
years, is an experienced, dedicated, talented legislator and public
servant. She is a survivor of war who knows first-hand the trauma of
conflict and life in a refugee camp. And she would be the first
African-born member to serve as a Ranking Member of the Africa
Subcommittee.
Republicans are taking this action at the same moment that we are
working to rebuild relationships with the people of Africa--at the same
time that China emerges as a powerful force on the continent. By
treating Congresswoman Omar this way, we are silencing the voice of a
woman who knows firsthand what is needed to repair our relationships on
the African continent and allow it to thrive, as opposed to castigating
African nations as ``S-hole'' countries like the former president and
leader of the Republican party shamefully did.
Stripping her from this committee is not only undemocratic. It is a
shame, a disgrace, and a profound loss for the people of the United
States. I urge my colleagues to do the right thing, to stand with
Ilhan, and to vote against this bigoted resolution.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
Pursuant to House Resolution 83, the previous question is ordered on
the resolution and the preamble.
The question is on adoption of the resolution.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members will record their votes by
electronic device.
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the adoption
of the resolution will be followed by a 5-minute vote on adoption of H.
Con. Res. 9.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 218,
nays 211, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 4, as follows:
[Roll No. 105]
YEAS--218
Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
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Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (NY)
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke
NAYS--211
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Peltola
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1
Joyce (OH)
NOT VOTING--4
Cohen
Hunt
Pence
Steube
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Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mrs. PELTOLA, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of
Texas, and Ms. ESHOO changed their votes from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
So the resolution was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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