Our response to behavior that creates a dangerous work environment and furthers a climate of toxicity and intolerance cannot be silence. Boebert to be removed from her committee assignments. “But we refuse to stand by as Islamophobia, anti-Blackness, anti-immigrant sentiment, and xenophobia are trafficked into the halls of Congress by members of the Republican party. Omar, Representative Kevin McCarthy (CA-23)’s decision to allow and embolden continued hostility from his members speaks clearly to the Republican party’s willingness to allow hate and division to grow at the expense of our people, our values, and our institutions. In the face of death threats and vitriol being spewed at Rep. Boebert has continued her Islamophobic rhetoric and chosen to spread hateful speech even further. Boebert has repeatedly weaponized dangerous, anti-Muslim bigotry at our colleague Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05). WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined Representatives Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), Cori Bush (MO-01), André Carson (IN-07), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and 34 House progressives to issue the following statement calling for Representative Lauren Boebert (CO-03) to be removed from her committee assignments following her Islamophobic comments and incitement of anti-Muslim animus.
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