so what is the work of the foreign affairs committee? it is not to co-sign the stated foreign policy of whatever administration is in power. it's about oversight, it's to critique and to advocate for a better path forward. but most importantly, it is to make the myth that american foreign policy is intrinsically moral a reality. so i will continue to speak up because representation matters. i will continue to speak up for little kids who wonder who is speaking up for them. i will continue to speak up for families around the world who are seeking justice. whether they are displaced in refugee camps or they are hiding under their beds somewhere like i was, waiting for the bullets to stop. because this child survivor of war would have wanted that. 10-year-old me would be disappointed if i didn't talk about the victims of conflict. those that are experiencing unjust wars, atrocities, ethnic cleansing, occupation or displacement like i did. they are looking to the international community and the united states asking for help. they look to us b

ilhan omar will be removed from the house foreign affairs committee. an opportunity to appeal to the house ethics committee. a major victory for the new republican speaker kevin mccarthy. ilhan omar will be removed from the house foreign affairs committee. moving on now to some important global news. some new russian missile strikes targeting civilians in eastern ukrainian sending plumes of smoke over the city of kramatorsk. our cnn correspondent fred pleitgen was near one apartment building close to that attack. >> we had just arrived on the scene, had parked our vehicles, gotten out of those vehicles when another missile struck in the exact building that we were parked in front of. so we heard a loud bang. there were obviously a lot of civilians there on the street. many of them then tried to take shelter. we did the same thing. we then went towards another building to try to take shelter there. and i saw another missile that then hit almost the exact location, obviously causing a huge explosion there leading to even more people trying to flee the sc

so what is the work of the foreign affairs committee? it is not to co-sign the stated foreign policy of whatever administration is in power. it's about oversight, it's to critique and to advocate for a better path forward. but most importantly, it is to make the myth that american foreign policy is intrinsically moral a reality. so i will continue to speak up because representation matters. i will continue to speak up for little kids who wonder who is speaking up for them. i will continue to speak up for families around the world who are seeking justice. whether they are displaced in refugee camps or they are hiding under their beds somewhere like i was, waiting for the bullets to stop. because this child survivor of war would have wanted that. 10-year-old me would be disappointed if i didn't talk about the victims of conflict. those that are experiencing unjust wars, atrocities, ethnic cleansing, occupation or displacement like i did. they are looking to the international community and the united states asking for help. they look to us b

relates to this effort to remove in a partisan fashion representative ilhan omar from the foreign affairs committee. after house democrats unanimously voted for ilhan to continue her service on the foreign affairs committee. a refugee elected to the united states congress, duly sent back to the house by her constituents in minnesota. now representative omar certainly has made mistakes. she has used anti-semitic tropes that were clearly and unequivocally condemned by house democrats. when it took place four years ago. so i just want to briefly explore that timeline. on february 10, 2019, representative omar tweeted, it's all about the benjamins, baby. a reference, apparently, to a pack of pro-israel lobbying group that i and many others have worked closely with and will continue to do so in support of the special relationship between the united states and israel. a relationship that i strongly support, i'll support that special -- i support that special relationship today, i'll support that special relationship tomorrow, next week, next month, next year and into the future. because the special relat

committee that is tasked with representing our country and our congress to foreign nations. >> congresswoman joins me now, she is on the house ways and means committee. she served on the foreign affairsess. thank you for your time. >> good morning. >> you said, quote, america is safer with representative omar off the foreign affairs committee. can you help our viewers understand why you think that is? >> well, i thought she held very dangerous views which she shared on this committee. first and foremost, i sat on this committee when ilhan omar compared israel and the united states to hamas and the taliban. somebody who can't differentiate between terrorist organizations and the united states of america and our great ally israel is a problem on that committee. i also sat on this committee when she was saying that venezuela and the turmoil in venezuela was because of the united states of america. instead, a rightfully putting the blame on the socialism and communism of hugo chavez and nicolas maduro. another very dangerous viewpoint that when you are on this committee our -- we are representing our country and our congress to other foreign governments. and to have someone on this commi

. >> republicans remove congresswomen omar from the foreign affairs committee. >> what is the difference between omar and these members? could it be the way she looks? >> it's a political stunt and disservice to the american people. >> what a hideous miscarriage of justice, a majority power crisising influence over house committee assignments right on cue, squad members tried to out outrage one another with their full outrage. [screaming]. >> [bleating]. >> the white supremacy happening is just a bunch of racist gas lighting. they turn congress into a place of fear mongering. >> my voice will get loudered and stronger and my leadership will be celebrated around the world as it has been. >> so utterly disingenuous but predicting. the fbi to the epa suddenly crying foul. why? because their committee position was actually put to a vote. how dare they be held accountable for their own toxic words and abysmal record? naturally their dog eared scripts about racism and mysogyny. >> this is an extension of that record. there is nothing consistent about the republican party's attack except for th

republicans promised they'd block ilhan omar from stating -- sitting on the foreign affairs committeeys he has the votes. >> i'm not saying she can't have committees. she's more than will have committees. but to sit on foreign affairs, i'm worried about the other members getting the same -- so, look, there are many committees she can serve on. it's the same thing about adam schiff of and swalwell. >> reporter: it was thought that some democrats could vote to exclude omar. democrats nixed marjorie taylor green and paul go star from their committees in 2021. republicans say democrats open opened the door, democrats cry foul. >> this is about vengeance, this is about spite, this is about politics. i didn't expect much from this new majority, but i'll tell ya, i mean, you're much worse than i thought you were going to be. and this is proof process. proof positive. >> reporter: the gop vowed to bounce omar after she made anti-semitic remarks and controversial comments about 9/11. >> in february of 2019, representative omar tweeted and i quote: it's all about the benjamins, baby, in referen

as chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, i want to assure you i will continue to keep religious freedom at the forefront of america's foreign policy. that includes doing everything we can to shine a light on abuses of religious freedom around the world and it includes holding perpetrators accountable. we must send advance policies to protect the persecuted and must help the diaspora in america at family and friends that have been persecuted for their faith because protecting religious freedom isn't just about doing what is right. it is a matter of national security. by resolving conflict, we can help prevent terrorism at home and abroad. as religious freedom advance, conflict recedes. in closing i would like to read a quote. it has always inspired me. when he said, quote, religious freedom and a central requirement of the dignity of every person is a cornerstone of the structure of human rights and for this reason, an irreplaceable factor, the good of individuals and the whole of society as well as personal fulfillment of each individual. i want to thank all of you again today,

minnesota democrat, elon omar, has been officially removed from the foreign affairs committee after a party line vote. republican cited her past eight months criticizing israel, with some democrats saying, it is just political revenge for the removal of marjorie taylor greene and paul gosar from their committees during the less conference. nbc's ryan nobles has more. >> tonight, democratic congresswoman ilhan omar divided. >> my leadership and boys will be diminished. if i am not on this committee for one term. >> after republicans took the dramatic step, but to remove her from the foreign affairs committee. how speaker, kevin mccarthy, says it is in response omar's past comments. with both republicans and democrats of condemns antisemitic. including support for israel was all about the benjamins. and that israel has hypnotized the world. comments omar has apologized for. >> when it comes to foreign affairs, especially the responsibility of that position, around the world there conference that was make. she soon served than. this news showed out after mccarthy came to democrats, adam

but kevin mccarthy says this is different since omar can serve on other committees, just not foreign affairs is this the message you want to send to voters? >> no, that is clear it is not tit for tat. we're not removing her from other committees, but we don't believe when it comes to foreign affairs especially the responsibility of that position around the world with the comments that you make. >> reporter: and then speaker nancy pelosi set the precedent, but told cnn that she was not concerned ththth gop might retaliation. >> we would not walk away from our responsibilities for fear of something they may do in the future. >> reporter: now testimonies say the vote was an act of pure political vengeance. >> what will take place on the floor today is not a public policy debate, it is not about accountability, it is about political revenge. >> it is not justified. >> reporter: but omar has apologized, even signing on to a resolution recognizing israel as a legitimate u.s. ally. and today defiant. >> i'm an immigrant, and interestingly from africa. is anyone surprised that i am being targeted? >

plotting to deny her a seat on the foreign affairs committee. >>> we begin tonight on the first day ofck history month, while it's still legal, presumably even in florida. in memphis, tyre nichols was eulogized today by reverend al sharpton, vice president kamala harris, ben crump, and tyree's family in an emotional and powerful ceremony in the city that was once the site of the final speech of reverend dr. martin luther king jr. on the night before his assassination in april, 1968. >> looking at the balcony where martin luther king shed his blood, for city workers, for black city workers, to be able to work in the police department, work in sanitation and the reason why mr. and mrs. wells would happen to tyre is so personal to me, is that five black men that wouldn't have had a job in the police department, in the city that dr. king lost his life, not far away from that balcony, you beat a brother to death. >> despite the profound symbolism, most americans actually have little historical memory of dr. martin luther king jr.'s final speech. except for its closing line -- >> and i've lo

committees. we're only removing representative ilhan omar from foreign affairs. where was the due process for my good friend, dr. gosar, when he was removinged from all his committees? -- removed from all his committees? there wasn't one democrat who stood up and talked about due process. but miraculously, now we've found due process when the republicans are moving somebody from a committee, one committee, for anti-semitic remarks and a pattern of anti-central i, remarks, for -- anti-semitic remarks, for that. let me talk about socialism. socialism must never take root in america. president trump himself said, america will never be a socialist nation. these are words we should all rally around. we should all support that. but for too long democrats have fought this far-left authoritarian agenda, regardless of the regimes across the globe that commit acts of violence and oppression against their own people in its name. experiments with socialism have led to painful human tragedy. we're talking about starvation, imprisonment, imprisonment without due process, i migh

breaking news from the house foreign affairs committee. ed to kick out representative ilhan omar from the house foreign affairs committee. 218 votes to 211, removing her. >> cong. collins: i've known this was coming for two years. the minute the democrats did this -- and it's interesting. they said there was a difference in how they on the democrats did this, there was not. last year the democrats -- they were holding her accountable as a member of congress. when you come into this congress, adam schiff and eric swalwell have plenty of reasons not to be let on to the intelligence committee, especially adam schiff who was leaking everything. with omar as well, this is stuff she did while she was a member of the body. >> harris: in committee meetings according to this representative. >> cong. collins: very much so. again, this is what you get when you get into the point and stashed many of us said this last year, democrats want to go down this line this is going to happen. i related back to playing blitz ball when i was younger. if a pitcher

if she expresses interest in the future in being restored to the foreign affairs committee, that is certainly something i will support. reporter: there was robust debate a few weeks ago about amendments allowing weapons into committee hearings. that won't have any effect -- [indiscernible] weapons cannot be brought onto the capitol complex but there is no screening members of the committeism to prevent that. are you concerned that members are carrying weapons even down to the house floor even if they have been down outside the chamber? mr. jeffries: i haven't looked closely into it but what i will say generally about the first few weeks of this extreme maga majority. they are focused on issues that aren't going to help every day americans. and every single week there is an example of republicans not focused on dealing with inflationary pressures, not focused on jobs, not focused on the economy, not focused on the health and well-being of the american people, not focused on public safety. not focused on lowering costs. so today, the so-called committee on weaponnization, which is an extreme ma

happened was down nearly a party lines of 218 votes to remove johan omar from the house foreign affairs committee, 211, to keep her on that committee. now of course, omar is an outspoken, progressive member of the democratic caucus. she is muslim, and she is also an immigrant refugee from somalia. and she gave a fiery speech right before the vote to oust her representation matters. continuing to expand our ideas of who is america and who can partake in the american experience. experiment is the good thing. i am an american and american who was sent here an american who would think we're by her constituents who represent them in congress. so did you have the support from democrats then? right, well, you heard the applause as she was speaking there, that was coming from the other democrats in the chamber who unanimously supported her remaining on the committee. now, oh mar, has apologized for those comments that were deemed anti semitic. and, and she comes as democrats, her removal comes as democrats accused republicans of wielding political revenge. because democrats remove to republican members f

we'll talk with two key lawmakers, house foreign affairs committee chairman michael mccaul and senatoron tester. saturday night the military sent fighter aircraft to investigate what it called a radar anomaly over tester's home state of montana. >>> frustration is mounting on capitol hill about what's going on here. and what more we can do to head off these intrusions. >>> plus, we heard the president's take on the state of the union but as the nation's governors convene? washington, we'll check in with four of them on the state of their states and the challenges that they're facing. >>> as the death toll grows in turkey and syria, we'll have the latest on recovery efforts and share our perspective on some of these global threats. >>> it's all just ahead on "face the nation". ♪ >>> good morning. welcome to "face the nation." as we come on the air, the big question in our minds today is, what is going on here? with what seemed like a deluge of potential incursions, what are these objects? where are they coming from? what is their purpose? and are we experiencing an increase of the so-ca

or at least enough of them, to pass this resolution booting congresswoman omar from the foreign affairs committee it. they do now believe they'll have republican votes and they're moving quickly here. omar was just formally seated on this committee last night. the vote will be today. republicans think they have the votes, and democrats are rallying around omar, not because they think that her comments have all been perfect. many democrats have condemned the things she's said in the past, particularly going back to 2019 anti-semitic. they argue this isn't about policy disagreements or accountability or whether she learned a lesson, it's purely about political revenge. that was the message hakeem jeffries delivered a moment ago ahead of the vote. take a listen to what the democratic leader had to say. >> representative omar certainly has made mistakes. she has used anti-semitic tropes that were clearly and unequivocally condemned by house democrats when it took place four years ago. but what's going to take place on the floor today is not a public policy debate. it's not about accountability. it's

the gop majority removing democratic representative ilhan omar from the foreign affairs committee. the congresswoman and her speech today, and what she said this was really about. rachel scott live on the hill. >>> a dramatic day of testimony in the alex murdaugh trial. the defense grilling authorities about what they found or didn't find the day after the murders. and prosecutors on a piece of video from the same day of the murders. and the question they say it now raises. eva pilgrim reporting. >>> the war in ukraine tonight, and vladimir putin's new nuclear threat. >>> and robin roberts tonight from new zealand. the beauty and the warning about climate, and what's changing already. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and we begin tonight with the breaking headline late today. the pentagon briefing reporters just before we came on the air, saying they are now tracking a suspected chinese spy balloon hovering over the northern u.s. it was spotted over montana and other northern states. montana, of course, home to several sensitive nuclear

took them off all committees and said nothing about it. >> reporter: the progressive squad member has apologized for her remarks. greg meeks is the ranking memberen house foreign affairs. >> there's a lot of people in congress i don't agree with, but that should not be grounds of removing her from the committee. >> reporter: congresswoman omar can appeal her removal. one of the republicans who voted against her was new york congressman george santos, who just this week recused himself from two committees since he's under several investigations, although some lawmakers are still calling for his resignation. norah. >> nikole killion with those new developments. thank you. >>> well, tonight a northern new jersey community is shaken by the deadly shooting of a 30-year-old councilwoman. police in sayreville say eunice -- was found dead in her car with multiple gunshot wounds. her car had apparently rolled down a hill before crashing into two parked cars. she was a single mother and republican and was serving her first term on the burrow council. >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. sometimes, the lows of bipolar depression feel darkest before dawn. with caplyta

ilhan omar is expected to be removed from her committee assignment on the foreign affairs committee. re's what she said about losing that job. >> they've been on a vengeance tour. it' it's blatantly clear when we removed those two from their committees in the last cycle it was because they threatened violence against members of congress. >> this is different from what the democrats have done. the democrats walked in and judged republican members of congress for something they said before they were members of congress and threw them all off committee. >> reporter: and one thing to keep in mind here is that democrats did remove two members of the republican party from their committees in the last congress both paul gosar and marjorie taylor greene. it's important to point out, however, that just a few days ago, last week, kevin mccarthy removed two members from the house intelligence committee. so obviously going forward, the question is going to be is this going to continue to be an issue for republicans and democrats as they take control of the house of representatives. >> what appear

she has made some anti-semitic comments therefore that qualifies her from sitting on the foreign affairs committeeing new. when democrats take power. they remove the republicans that they don't want on there. we have seen that in the past. we even saw that with the january 6th committee. in this situation the republicans have the house. what's the saying? elections have consequences if you are saying defamatory comments about 9/11 or jewish individuals, then ha many feel she should not sit on the foreign affairs committee especially because our relationship with israel is so important. here she is talking about what democracy is all about. >> there is an idea out there that i am not -- that i do not have objective decision making because of who i am, where i come from, and my perspective. but i reject that. we say there is nothing objective about policy making. we all inject our perspective, our point of views, our lived experiences and the voices of our constituents. that's what democracy is about. >> and see, here's the thing. this is really angered democrats. even though, ainsley, to your point

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maria: not on the foreign affairs committee. >> absolutely.n have her opinions, not on the foreign afares committee. i wanted to make sure we had the details of what this was all about. let me get your take on the other two bills the house passed this week to end the covid public health emergency and the federal vaccine requirement for healthcare workers, congressman. you are the co-chair of the house gop doctors you caucus and to me i am stunned that here we are in february of 2023, covid showed up in this country from china in january of 2020. and we have not had one hearing. you all have not had one hearing on the origins of covid-19. the american people want answers. not just because we want to point the finger at wuhan and the chinese communist party, playing around with bioweapons. no, we also want to ensure that this never happens again. how is it possible that you and your colleagues have not had one hearing on the origins of covid-19 and what can you tell us as the co-chairman of the gop doctors caucus. >> it's because the democrats w

in this resolution, which was issued by the foreign affairs committee of the house of representatives, 165 representatives from the democratic and republican parties once again expressed their support for the allegation of human rights violations in iran, and announced a report on this together. we see that in 2017, france will not find a gathering in the name of the members of the terrorist group of the hypocrites, to the foreign relations committee of the us congress , an educated anti-iranian resolution. they wrote that the support of the american politicians of the terrorist group of the hypocrites has a history of almost 40 years. part of this support is covert and from one point to another it becomes public. one of the oldest documents is the pictures of the private meeting of masoud rajavi , the leader of this group, with an iraqi general. the full information of the united states and france talks about the subversive and terrorist plans of this group in the sixties. one of the discussions of scientific attacks related to 2011, which was led by the then secretary of state clare

the minnesota lawmaker is removed from the house foreign affairs committee. why gop leaders say it's not a revenge move. >>> well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. as texas and other parts of the south begin to thaw out from days of icy weather, new england is bracing for what could be the coldest windchills in decades. an arctic cold front is moving northeast bringing wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour on top of freezing temperatures. parts of maine and new hampshire could see windchill temperatures of minus 60 degrees or below. overnight parts of new york state got hit by heavy snow. this is how it looked just north of syracuse where temperatures are expected to drop several degrees below zero. texas is dealing with the aftermath of days of dangerous weather. more than 200,000 homes and businesses are still without power after half an inch of ice toppled power lines and trees. officials in austin say the damage was worse than they originally thought. >> initially it was hoped that all power would be restored in 12 to 24 hours, bu

politicans chairman of the foreign affairs committee. h for joining the foreign affairs committee. thank you so much forjoining me on this morning on the briefing this morning live bahrain there. well live in bahrain there. well that's it. that's all we've got time this morning on the time for this morning on the show. coming up next, it's esther and phil say stick around for .

committees. we do not believe when it comes to foreign affairs, especially the responsibility of that position around you make, she shouldn't serve there. this is what -- if it was tit for tat, we would have took them off all committees. we don't believe in that. i had a conversation with the minority leader hakeem jeffries. i asked him to select a couple members. i have a couple members. one is nancy mace and ken buck and others. what we should do is put into the rules -- there's a code of conduct here. i don't know the definition exactly what all that is going to mean. i think that should be clear. if there's a concern, it's not tit for tat. i think in moving forward, every single member of congress has a responsibility to how they carry themselves. let me finish. it is responsible upon us to let them know what that is. what is the due process in a bipartisan way that we can deal with it? i'm going to put a group of democrats that hakeem will select and republicans and we will work to clarify the rules and pass something for not only this congress but future congresses as well. >> there's acrimony

on the floor today a vote on removing the of ilhan omar from the foreign affairs committee first of all what he think of the effort and you think she should be in my committee? >> let me say first of all i don't agree with what she has said at the same time this is essentially democracy. she was elected by her constituents to come to washington to represent them. she doesn't represent my constituents. i represent my constituents. we have no business for murdering her from these committees. if there's an issue talk to her constituents and let them decide whether she should be the congresswoman or not. >> let me on the debt limit the president of the speaker meeting yesterday to talk about issues of not only raising the debt limit that talking about ways to tackle spending. what he think about using the debt limit as a means for a conversation on fentanyl? >> the debt limit is the start of the conversation but it's not the answer. we cannot default on social security, on medicare checks and social security checks. the camp with the full faith and credit of the united states in jeopardy. i

the house foreign affairs committee will be looking at the social media app, tiktok.ld their first hearing on the strategic competition between the u.s. and china, and among the witnesses will be two former trump administration officials. there's so much to talk about when it comes to china, the spy balloon, taiwan, ukraine, and their influence in latin america. what can we likely expect to be hearing in this hearing tonight? >> well, a few things. number one, i think the committee, as we reported, wants to kind of bring home what this threat is. mike gallagher, the chairman of the committee, the wisconsin republican tapped by kevin mccarthy to lead the committee, told us to make it seem like a threat to the united states and not a far-off threat, and that's what he told us and that's what they are going to try and do, and it's going to take on multiple facets, technology and it's going to be corporations and investments in the united states and a whole host of facets about how china tries to either participate in the global economy or interfere in the global scene, d

committees, and said nothing about it. >> no longer recognized. >> reporter: progressive squad member has apologized for her past remarks. congressman greg meeks is the ranking member of house foreign affairs with everything that she says, but there's a lot of people in congress i don't agree with, but that should not be grounds of removing her from the committee. >> reporter: congreswoman agnst her was new york congressman ge santos, who just this week at from two commtees sinces unrl investigatiolt wmakerare still calling for his resignation. norah? >> norah: nikole killion with those new development's. thank you. well, tonight, a northern new jersey community is shaken by the deadly shooting of a 30-year-old councilwoman. police in sayreville say eunice jumfour was found dead in her car with multiple gunshot wounds. her car had apparently rolled down a hill before crashing into two parked cars. jumfour a single mother and republican was serving her first term on the borough console. all right, turning out to the war in ukraine, the world took notice today as vladimir putin used his speech celebrating the anniversary of a world war ii victory. he issued a new threat to america's allies,

but republicans say she should not serve on the foreign affairs committee because they consider some ts about israel to be anti—semitic. here's her defiant response. my leadership and voice will not be diminished if i am not on this committee for one term. my voice will get louder and stronger and my leadership will be celebrated around the world, as it has been. so, take your vote or not. i am here to stay and i am here to be a voice against harms around the world and advocate for a better world. many of ilhan omar�*s democratic party colleagues say it's the republicans taking revenge, as our correspondent in washington nomia iqbal explains. the house minority leader hakeem jeffries called it that. he said this is political revenge and citing the fact that democrats kicked off two republicans from committees two years ago. you know, ilhan omar has been somewhat of a fixation for the republicans. they've been — a lot of them have been wanting to get rid of herfor a long time and, obviously, they are now newly empowered in the house, they've wasted no time removing her. however, kevin

minnesota congresswoman ilhan omar has also been removed from the foreign affairs committee by republicans. what is their reaction to the gop's targeting of these lawmakers? >> well it's at skull a shin and in my opinion, on towards escalation rubber in. it's retribution for the fact that nancy pelosi engineered the removal of paul guard and marjorie taylor greene from their committees when she was the speaker of the house. you and i both know they were removed because they made a list of threats of violence, and one case an actual video showing the killing of alexandria ocasio-cortez or as you know eric swalwell and adam shift where just people who were very aggressive and the impeachment of donald trump. i didn't threaten, anybody ilhan omar, whatever you think about what she said, you know there is a difference between saying things that are direct threats, direct legal threats to your colleagues and saying things that you might find distasteful. it's an escalation of what it is and also a point where kevin mccarthy had to do to secure the very narrow margin that allowed him to be speak

but it's hard to kick her off the committees, the foreign affairs committees, when you have santos onith his baggage. so, i'm sure he didn't voluntarily trump office. committees i'm sure he had the meeting with the speakers and said we need to get you off the committees. and then he said i'm stepping down. that's what i think is the back story. >> no, question right. and that sort of the behind the scenes horse trading. but in practice, what you have now is a member of congress who has recused from serving on committees. that's basically like a mcdonald's employee who's recused from touching big macs. it's literally a core function of the job that he's not doing on behalf of the people. and frankly, set aside whether he resigns or not, the people of the third district, the congressional district of new york, they ask do i really want this clown show representing the in congress? he's not serving the people. >> on that point, it's an important. one on the idea of, you know, what happens when you're not on a committee. you know, congresswoman marjorie taylor greene, paul gosar, there we

jazeera is konstantin casa chair who's as russian senator and the chairman of the senate foreign affairs committee. thank you very much, sir. for being with us on al jazeera. can you tell us 1st, why moscow is not on board with this a chinese piece plan? well, no, it's not a curriculum to describe the russian position as a somehow countering the, the chinese proposal. we are definitely against the so called peace plan and each goes a introduced several months ago by a ukranian president, the lansky. these are so cold peace plan is absolutely unrealistic. while the chinese plan either more applicable so to say at least he does not. so i thought the a responsibility on one side, he does not bode forward any one assigned it demands from one or the other site. and by this plan is definitely much more flexible, is much more applicable in comparison to get blended introduced earlier by presidents zalinski. no doubt about that. when you say the chinese plan is more applicable. does that mean that russia could be very to top piece with ukraine? the have been ready to talk these ukraine during the latest t

term >> reporter: after republicans took the dramatic step, voting to remove her from the foreign affairs committee. house speaker kevin mccarthy says it's in response to omar's past comments, which both republicans and democrats have condemned as anti-semitic including saying support for israel was all about the benjamins, baby, and that israel, quote, hypnotized the world comments omar has apologized for. >> when it comes to foreign affairs, especially the responsibility of that position around the world with the comments that you make, she shouldn't serve there. >> reporter: this new showdown after mccarthy kicked democrats adam schiff and eric swalwell off the intelligence committee. democrats call it retaliation after they stripped two republicans from all their committees for incendiary rhetoric in the last congress. >> there is nothing consistent with the republican party's continued attack except for the racism and incitement of violence against women of color in this body. >> reporter: so far, an increasingly bitter divide, like this heated clash in a committee hearing this week >> it's ha

someone who was an immigrant from africa, and someone who was a refugee being a voice on the foreign affairs committeethis is new mccarthyism. i think it's beneath them to be doing this, especially the speaker denigrating his leadership by raising money off of committee assignments. but what can we expect? this is a republican party that is now run by conspiracy theorists, qanon folks, and folks who would rather run a circus than a house. >> the president will also address police reform. and, andre, your son was killed by officers executing a no-knock warrant, which was not related to your son. he was in legal position of a gun. officers said they considered that a threat. prosecutors said there wasn't enough evidence to justify charges against any of those officers. now of course you're there tonight with congresswoman omar because she is putting forth legislation named after your son, which would end no-knock warrants. when you look at congress and you look at the division there, do you have hope that this legislation will pass? >> i do. i have hope, and i believe that it will pass. and i actually -