Washington (CNN) The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday accused Democrats of being "in love with terrorists," claiming, without evidence, the party's members mourn the recent death of Iran's top military general more than they do fallen US service members.

The remarks from Georgia Rep. Doug Collins came during an interview with Fox News' Lou Dobbs in which the congressman was asked about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement earlier that day that the chamber will take up legislation on Thursday to restrain President Donald Trump's military actions amid hostilities with Iran. The vote comes a week after a US drone strike killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and sharply escalated tensions between the longtime adversaries.

Although the congressional reaction to Trump's actions toward Iran in the past week has largely fallen along partisan lines, Collins' remarks were especially remarkable. No congressional Democrat has mourned Soleimani, whom US officials have blamed for the deaths of hundreds of Americans.

"Nancy Pelosi does it again and her Democrats fall right in line," Collins said. "One, they are in love with terrorists -- we see that. They mourn Soleimani more than they mourn our Gold Star families who are the ones who suffered under Soleimani. That's a problem."

Responding on Thursday to Collins' remarks, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat who is a veteran of the Iraq War, told Brianna Keilar on "CNN Right Now" she was "disgusted" by them.

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