[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H657]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO ADDRESS VIOLENT RHETORIC

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H. Res. 76, 
removing Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
  Instead of focusing on real issues impacting American families, 
Republican leadership is attempting to exact political revenge.
  The effort to remove Representative Omar is inconsistent with 
previous actions taken by the House to remove Members from committees. 
In the past, this has only been used for Members who incited violence 
against other Members, and those removals received bipartisan support.
  This bill is partisan, hypocritical legislation that ignores 
Republicans' constant refusal to address the violent rhetoric, election 
denialism, and extreme ideology among their own Conference.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to oppose this bill.

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