"Republicans will do anything to distract from the fact that they have not only allowed but elevated members of their own caucus who encourage violence. It’s time to stop whitewashing the actions of the violent conspiracy theorists, who pose a direct and immediate threat to their fellow Members of Congress and our most fundamental democratic processes," Omar said in a statement.
Democrats have set up a Thursday vote to strip Greene of her committee assignments for promoting violent conspiracy theories.
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On Tuesday, a group of House Republicans led by Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) filed an amendment to Democrats' resolution to strip Greene of her seats on the House Education and Labor and Budget committees that would instead replace Greene's name with Omar's.