John,
Yesterday, the Republicans held an insulting and absurd vote to kick Representative Ilhan Omar of the House Foreign Affairs Committee despite the incredible work she has done over the past four years. I want to make sure you can read a message from Ilhan below — but I also want you to know why I am so fired up about the Republicans’ shameful behavior.
We have held bipartisan votes in the past to remove individuals from their committee assignments because of their violent actions that endangered the safety of their colleagues. That is not what yesterday was about. It was about revenge.
It’s revenge that seeks to remove Ilhan Omar’s strong and necessary voice from a committee she is more than qualified for. It is the GOP’s attempt to silence her simply because they do not agree with her views, and cannot begin to understand her lived experience as a war survivor and refugee.
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.
This entire process is a sham and a distraction, and the Republicans are once again doubling down on obvious racism, Islamophobia, xenophobia, and sexism because they can. I hope you’ll take 2 minutes to read this message from Ilhan and then split a donation between our campaigns — we must stand strong together.
Forever in this fight together,
Pramila
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From: Ilhan Omar
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2022
Subject: I was just removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee
To: John [[email protected]]
Kevin McCarthy kept his word, John.
After 4 proud years of service, I was just removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
I want to be perfectly clear: This political stunt is a personal one — the result of years of xenophobic, Islamophobic, and racist attacks that started the moment I was elected.
The far-right have spent millions of dollars in campaign ads against our movement stoking fear and division, and a constant stream of hateful and violent rhetoric has led to hundreds of death threats against me and my family.
Now, in their latest move, they've attempted to silence my voice and begin undoing the incredible progress our movement has helped make both at home and abroad.
I'm here to tell you that's not going to happen.
My commitment to justice for all people across the globe — no matter their race, religion, nationality, or anything else — does not begin or end with a committee assignment.
The simple truth is that McCarthy's actions to remove me from the Foreign Affairs Committee do absolutely nothing to address the issues our constituents deal with at home, or to promote the well-being of people around the world.
What it does is further enable his party's hatred and corruption, and promote fear and violence against Somali-Americans, Muslims, immigrants, and anyone else who shares my identity all across the country.
We already know that these attacks are just beginning, which is why it's so important that our progressive movement stays united, and is ready and able to fight back. So please:
Nobody — not Kevin McCarthy, not the Republican Party, not the billionaires who fund them — will ever stop me in my fight for a more equitable, just, and peaceful world.
From tirelessly advocating for policies like a Green New Deal and Medicare for All at home, to standing up against violence and injustice worldwide, I promise that nothing will stand in the way of me doing what the people of Minnesota's 5th district elected me to do.
Thank you, as always, for being a part of our fight.
In solidarity,
Ilhan Omar
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