FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2021

CONTACT: press@populardemocracy.org

NEW YORK -  The following is a statement from Jennifer Epps Addison, Co-Executive Director of Center for Popular Democracy, regarding Representative Lauren Boebert’s Islamophobic comments: 

“The Center for Popular Democracy supports the House Progressive Caucus in their calls to remove Rep. Boebert from her committee assignments following her Islamophobic comments and hate speech toward Rep. Ilhan Omar.

“We condemn similar comments from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and call for there to be an ethics investigation to hold both Congresswomen accountable.

“We support Representatives Bowman, Bush, Carson and Jayapal along with 35 other House progressives who in a statement last week said, ‘Our response to behavior that creates a dangerous work environment and furthers a climate of toxicity and intolerance cannot be silence. Congress cannot forgo accountability when a Member engages in hate speech that dehumanizes not only a colleague but an entire people. We cannot be complicit as members of this body, who swore an oath to protect and defend the constitution of the United States, trample on the fundamental right of religious freedom.’

“We stand in solidarity with the House Progressive Caucus and the Muslim community and strongly denounce the dangerous, hateful rhetoric being utilized by Representatives Boebert and Greene. We call on House leadership to take immediate action.”

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