(Politico) The House overwhelmingly approved a resolution condemning hate speech Thursday, indirectly rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar’s controversial comments about Israel and ending a days-long political drama that had consumed the Democratic Caucus on the eve of a major legislative victory.
The debate over how to respond to Omar’s remarks, which have been criticized as anti-Semitic by some colleagues, had sharply divided the caucus, distracting Democrats from a week intended to be dedicated to their sweeping package of election reforms.
One day before that vote, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her top deputies had been forced to personally intervene in the drafting of a symbolic resolution, rather than teeing up the most significant bill of their majority so far.
