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WASHINGTON (Red in rancor with Boebert showing no sign of remorse. Democrats
later called for the House to strip Boebert of her committee assignments
for what they called anti-Muslim bigotry.
"I have had a conversation with the speaker, and I'm very confident that
she will take decisive action next week," Omar told CNN's "State of the
Union" program.
"When I first got to Congress, I was worried that I wasn't going to be
allowed to be sworn in because there was a ban on the hijab. She
promised me that she would take care of it. She fulfilled that promise.
She's made another promise to me that she will take care of this. And I
believe her."
There was no immediate comment from Pelosi or Boebert.
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U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) attends a news conference
addressing the anti-Muslim comments made by Representative Lauren
Boebert (R-CO) towards Omar, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S.,
November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy defended
Boebert last week, saying she had apologized publicly and personally
to Omar.
Omar did not say what action Pelosi might take.
The Democratic-controlled House censured Republican Representative
Paul Gosar last month for an anime video that depicted him killing
progressive congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and swinging a
pair of swords at President Joe Biden. It also stripped Republican
Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments earlier this
year for past remarks supporting violence against Democrats.
Boebert, Gosar and Greene are all hard-line conservatives and
outspoken allies of former President Donald Trump.
(Reporting by David Morgan and Matt Spetalnick; Editing by Mary
Milliken and Daniel Wallis)
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