Democrats in turmoil as they try to answer anti-Semitism charges
by Susan Ferrechio
| March 06, 2019 01:57 PM
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House Democrats found themselves in an increasingly chaotic week as they rushed to address charges that Rep. Ilhan Omar is making anti-Semitic remarks on Twitter, only to find they can't agree on the wording of a resolution condemning those remarks.
Comments from Omar, D-Minn., prompted Democrats to prompted leaders to write a resolution aimed at countering an emerging narrative that a wing of the new Democratic majority is anti-Semitic. But the resolution won't name her, and late Tuesday, Democrats came under new pressure to add language condemning anti-Muslim remarks.
That demand forced Democrats to retreat from their plan to vote on the resolution Wednesday, and now, it's not clear if the vote can happen Thursday. The exact timing of a vote now appears uncertain as the party grapples over exactly what it should be denouncing.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Wednesday that he has not decided when to bring the resolution to the floor, and lawmakers are still debating what it will say.
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