Democrats ramp up pressure on leaders to punish Lauren Boebert

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A group of House Democrats says congressional leaders in both parties must move to punish Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert for comments suggesting Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is a terrorist.

Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and others announced the introduction of a resolution Wednesday that would condemn Boebert for describing Omar as a terrorist in a recently uncovered video.

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