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Resign from congress, or she should certainly resign from the house foreign affairs committee. >> martha: what do you think about the president suggesting that? >> brit: well, you know, hes not the first person to suggest that. you recall stephen king, the hard-core republican conservative from iowa was caught up in some racially insensitive comments, the leadership in the republican party in the house, in this first episode is to be noted at that time but the leadership stripping of the committ...

Committee. several lawmakers have asked omar to be stripped of that committee assignment. ted yoho joins us now. congressman, great to have you here. what would you like to see happen? >> at a minimum she ought to be forced off that committee. look at the hypocrisy when steve king said the things he said, the democrats were up in arms. had him sensored and wanted him thrown out of congress. the republican leadership took him off the committee. the democratic leadership should do the very same fo...

Painful lesson that the words you use through whatever medium can be painful and can be hurtful and it will have consequences. so, hopefully moving forward, now this is a valuable lesson that she has learn and she will secretary counsel and be careful how she expresses herself. >> leader mccarthy was asked tonight if shes satisfy with omars apology. is she still on the foreign affairs? she said that i am not satisfied. should she lose her committee assignment? >> no, i dont think so. she represe...

Supremaci supremacist. omar is a freshman, shes new and young. i think she has learned a painful lesson that the words you use through whatever medium can be painful and can be hurtful and it will have consequences. so, hopefully moving forward, now this is a valuable lesson that she has learn and she will secretary counsel and be careful how she expresses herself. >> leader mccarthy was asked tonight if shes satisfy with omars apology. she said that i am not satisfied. should she lose her commi...

>> house republican leaders vote to remove congressman steve king from all committee assignment, the unanimous decision follows his controversial comments on white supremacy and white nationalism in a new york times interview. kevin mccarthy says it wont be tolerated. >> we are proud of the fact the republican party is the party of lincoln, believe wholeheartedly in the constitution that all men and women are created equal and we stand up for that anytime we see somebody say something different....

Could rebuke steve king and thats what folks in the congressional black caucus have called for, but there are also other options. they could sekrenture him on th floor of the house. it means that somebody has to sit in the well of the house of representatives and listen as they are read what theyve done wrong basically. the its a very embarrassing situation. it has happened more than 20 times in the listry of congress, but its still rare. so those are a couple of options, but there are republica...

District to generate that credibility. when you are in congress, there is a lot of tough votes. no matter how you vote, there is a way to say what you voted for was bad and a way to say what you voted for was good. you need to go back to your constituents and explain why you voted like you did. you cant do that if you are constantly generating that feedback loop and good will with your constituents. all that has to be done while you climb up the ladder and get your committee assignment and be a ...

Yapded valyapadded value to the table over the long hal haul. i think members will recognize in addition to what they do on the outside is important to how they do it on the inside. theyre smart. they will do it. theyre savvy. it isnt just about twitter followers. its about governance, they will understand that, too. >> having said that, how hard is it to come in first thing and try to have an impact? this is the system thats built on seniority. its built on what committees youre on. government ...

Committee assignment, and against the leaders of her party in congress who had given her that assignment. and i know that sounds like a little process thing, no big deal, right? honestly, though, people did not do that, especially as soon as they arrived for the first day in congress. people did what the party leadership told them to do. there wasnt even a process in place to not do that if you wanted to object. but that wasnt the sort of thing that would defer or deter shirley chisholm. >> i wa...

Leadership on that decision. and she won. she became the first freshman member of congress to have a committee assignment changed by house leadership. and from there on, she just kept going. >> how do you feel being the first black woman in the house of representatives? >> i have mixed feelings. first of all, im very glad to have been able to make history in this country by being the first black woman. and boys and girls, as far as im concerned, actually, its overdue. >> there are so many things...