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Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez is introducing a resolution that would remove Illinois Rep. Delia Ramirez from the House Homeland Security Committee, citing recent comments the Democrat made at a summit in Mexico City.

Ramirez, speaking at the Panamerican Congress earlier this month during the chamber’s August recess, said: “I am a proud Guatemalan before I am an American.” The comment drew backlash on social media.

Gimenez told CNN on Friday he was moving to strip his colleague from her committee assignment because he views her conduct as “unbecoming of any member of Congress.” The Florida congressman’s resolution is privileged, mean

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