House Republicans: Democrats should name Ilhan Omar in their anti-Semitism resolution

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House Republicans called on their Democratic counterparts Tuesday to name Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., in the resolution they are proposing to indirectly rebuke the freshman congresswoman over her anti-Israel comments.

A spokesman for Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., told the Washington Examiner “condemning anti-Semitism shouldn’t be a partisan issue.” Budd, along with New York Republican Reps. Lee Zeldin and Elise Stefanik, have been pushing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to bring their own measure condemning anti-Semitism in Congress and on college campuses to the chamber’s floor.

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