The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to table a resolution that would have censured Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) over controversial comments she made about Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk following the 31-year-old conservative activist’s assassination last week. Fox News reported that Wednesday’s resolution to censure Omar was blocked in a 214 to 213 vote. In a statement following the vote, McClintock said, “Ilhan Omar’s comments regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk are vile and contemptible. But this disgusting and hateful speech is still speech and is protected by our First Amendment.”“Censure is formal punishment by the House and we have already gone too far down this road. Omar’s comments were not made in the House and even if they were, they broke no House rules,” McClintock added.