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\"We cannot pretend that this hate speech from leading politicians doesn't have real consequences,\" Omar said Tuesday. \"The truth is that anti-Muslim hate is on the rise both here at home and around the world.\"

Omar said she has received \"hundreds\" of death threats often triggered by Republican attacks.

She held up her phone to the mics and played out a disturbingly graphic voicemail she received from an unidentified male just hours after she got off the phone with Boebert on Monday -- highlighting the types of threats she said she regularly receives.

The man made several racist and bigoted remarks about Omar, and also threatened her life.

NEW: Rep. Ilhan Omar: \"We cannot pretend that this hate speech from leading politicians doesn't have real consequences.\"

\"The truth is that anti-Muslim hate is on the rise both here at home and around the world.\" https://t.co/YnCCiCC6ZZ pic.twitter.com/UeWuCEV7Sz

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\"Condemning this should not be a partisan issue,\" Omar said. \"This is about our basic humanity and fundamental rights of religious freedom enshrined in our Constitution. Yet, while some members of the Republican Party have condemned this, to date, the Republican Party leadership has done nothing to hold their members accountable.\"

Omar said she wants \"appropriate action\" taken against Boebert but will leave it to leadership to decide what that means. She did not seem keen on the idea of a resolution that would condemn Islamophobia, noting that it's been done before.

\"This kind of hateful rhetoric and actions cannot go without punishment. There has to be accountability,\" she said.

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PHOTO: Rep. Jamaal Bowman embraces Rep. Ilhan Omar as they leave a news conference about Islamophobia on Capitol Hill, Nov. 30, 2021.
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Jeffries said there are \"active discussions\" underway to make sure Boebert is held accountable.

\"We're continuing to have discussions -- leadership, House Democratic Caucus -- to make sure that we support our colleague, because clearly, this type of dangerous rhetoric is endangering Ilhan Omar and it endangers other members of this Congress,\" Jeffries said.

\"We needed to act as it related to the situation with Paul Gosar and we needed to act as it related to the situation with Marjorie Taylor Greene and we're going to need to make sure that Lauren Boebert is held accountable for her hatred, for her bigotry, for her Islamophobia and for jeopardizing the health and safety and wellbeing of a fellow member of Congress,\" Jeffries said.

ABC News' Benjamin Siegel contributed to this report.

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