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In “How your lawmakers voted” (Star-Advertiser, Feb. 6), the newspaper incorrectly reported my Feb. 2 vote on House Resolution 76, to remove my colleague, Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, from her membership on the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
I voted no. I have disagreed strongly with some of Omar’s statements and positions. But I know her personally to be a passionate and committed member of Congress with the courage of her convictions, duly elected by her constituents, our fellow citizens, to a third term in the House.
She lends a sometimes difficult but valuable perspective on foreign affairs, and the (successful) effort to remove her was Congress at its worst.
U.S. Rep. Ed Case
1st Congressional District, Hawaii
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