The debate on the law was interrupted Tuesday night following Democratic protests against GOP Representative Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, who insulted Omar during his speech. Democratic Representative Kathy Castor, who is chairing the session, ruled that Perry’s comment “insults the patriotism or loyalty of a member of the House” and argued that his remarks “out of order”. Debate continued shortly after Castor’s ruling.
In a statement, the Biden administration said it supported the legislation.
“Freedom of religion is a fundamental human right. This freedom is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is also part of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Committed to its protection. our country’s freedom of religion and belief goes back many centuries. strongly believes that people of all faiths and backgrounds should be treated with equal dignity and respect around the world world,” the statement said.
The vote on the bill in the House of Representatives comes after Radical Democratic Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts introduced a resolution, signed by other progressive members, that would strip her of her committee duties. Colorado Republican if passed.
Last week, Pelosi dodged when asked if she supported that resolution and repeated calls for GOP leadership to punish members of their conference.
The call to remove Boebert from her committee duties for her controversial comments did not come in isolation. Threats of violence are why Democrats stripped Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar of Arizona from their committee duties earlier this year following extremist comments or actions that they offered.
Omar said last week she was “very confident” Pelosi would take “decisive action” against Boebert over Colorado Republicans’ anti-Muslim statements.
“I’ve had a conversation with the speaker and I’m very confident she will take decisive action next week,” she told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”
This story and title was updated with additional developments on Tuesday.
CNN’s Kristin Wilson, Betsy Klein and Annie Grayer contributed to this report.
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