Title: Condemning the anti-Semitic comments of Representative Ilhan Omar from Minnesota.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution declares that the House of Representatives disapproves certain comments of Representative Ilhan Omar from Minnesota.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 241 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 241

Condemning the anti-Semitic comments of Representative Ilhan Omar from 
                               Minnesota.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2019

    Mr. Steube (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
Gohmert) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
   Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
Foreign Affairs and Ethics, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Condemning the anti-Semitic comments of Representative Ilhan Omar from 
                               Minnesota.

Whereas in 2012, Representative Omar tweeted, ``Israel has hypnotized the world, 
        may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of 
        Israel.'';
Whereas in 2018, Representative Omar posted, ``Drawing attention to the 
        apartheid Israeli regime is far from hating Jews.'';
Whereas the latest controversial tweets from Representative Omar suggest Jewish 
        people are buying political support. She tweeted ``It's all about the 
        Benjamins baby,'' a reference to a song about $100 bill, and AIPAC, a 
        pro-Israeli lobbying group;
Whereas Representative Omar stated during a town hall, ``I want to talk about 
        the political influence in this country that says it is okay to push for 
        the allegiance to a foreign country.'';
Whereas Speaker Nancy Pelosi denounced Representative Omar's statements saying, 
        ``We condemn these remarks and call upon Congresswoman Omar to 
        immediately apologize'' is not going far enough;
Whereas, on March 7, 2019, Democratic leadership failed to primarily and 
        directly address Representative Omar's anti-Semitic remarks in a 
        resolution that should have been specifically about anti-Semitism so as 
        to address the rising threat thereof;
Whereas Jewish people are subject in the media and political campaigns to 
        numerous other dangerous anti-Semitic myths, including that Jewish 
        people control the United States Government or seek global, political, 
        and financial domination and that Jewish people are obsessed with money;
Whereas accusing Jewish people of being more loyal to Israel or to the Jewish 
        community than to the United States constitutes anti-Semitism because it 
        suggests that Jewish citizens cannot be patriotic Americans and trusted 
        neighbors, when Jewish citizens have loyally served our Nation every day 
        since its founding, whether in public or community life or military 
        service;
Whereas all Americans, including Jews, Muslims, and Christians and people of all 
        faiths and no faith, have a stake in fighting anti-Semitism, as all 
        Americans have a stake in fighting every form of bigotry and hatred 
        against people based on religion, race, or place of birth and origin; 
        and
Whereas Representative Omar's comments reflect negatively on the House of 
        Representatives: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) directly disapproves the anti-Semitic comments made by 
        Representative Omar;
            (2) rejects the perpetuation of anti-Semitic stereotypes in 
        the United States and around the world, including the 
        pernicious myth of dual loyalty and foreign allegiance, 
        especially in the context of support for the United States-
        Israel alliance;
            (3) condemns anti-Semitic acts and statements as hateful 
        expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values 
        that define the people of the United States; and
            (4) seeks to ensure that the United States will live up to 
        the transcendent principles of tolerance, religious freedom, 
        and equal protection as embodied in the Declaration of 
        Independence and the First and 14th Amendments to the 
        Constitution.
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