constitutional amendment that would require members of Congress, federal judges, and Senate-confirmed officers to be nat

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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment that would require members of Congress, federal judges, and Senate-confirmed officers to be natural-born US citizens, applying the same standard the Constitution already requires for the president and vice president.

Mace stated, "The people writing America's laws, confirming America's judges, and representing America on the world stage should have one loyalty: America. Not any other country."

According to The Hill, 26 current members of Congress are foreign-born US citizens, including 19 Democrats and seven Republicans. Mace specifically named Reps. Ilhan Omar, Shri Thanedar, and Pramila Jayapal as foreign-born lawmakers whose loyalty she questioned.

Rep Jayapal responded by calling the proposal "racist" and "xenophobic," urging colleagues, including naturalized Republicans, to condemn it.

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