Ilhan Omar: Foreign affairs chairman says congresswoman should remain on committee amid Republican effort to remove her over Israel comments

Ilhan Omar should not be stripped of her position on the House foreign affairs committee, the panel’s chairman has said amid an effort mostly by Republicans to have the congresswoman removed. Eliot Engel said such a move would only “exacerbate” a row that has developed in the wake of recent comments by Ms Omar about the US-Israel relationship. “No, I'm not close to it,” Mr Engel told CNN when asked if he was considering stripping his colleague of her position.

from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TDAioK