Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05) announced two formal congressional inquiries into the Trump Administration’s escalating attacks on Somali communities in Minnesota and across the country.
WASHINGTON– Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke on the House Floor to honor Minneapolis Fire Department’s first all-Native fire crew. The 4-member crew serves South Minneapolis with one shared goal: to strengthen trust between the department and the communities it serves.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) are introducing legislation to promote transparency and accountability for app-based workers.
WASHINGTON–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):
“Today I voted ‘NO’ on the National Defense Authorization Act because Congress cannot continue writing blank checks for endless war while millions of Americans struggle to afford housing, health care, and basic necessities.
WASHINGTON — Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Deputy Chair Rep.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), and Dina Titus (D-NV), leaders in the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, introduced the Realizing Equitable & Sustainable Participation in Emerging Cannabis Trades (RESPECT) Resolution.
WASHINGTON– Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke on the House Floor to honor Minneapolis Fire Department Chief Bryan Tyner for over 30 years of service to Minneapolis’s communities. Chief Tyner has announced he will retire at the end of 2025.
WASHINGTON– Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke on the House Floor to honor the Minneapolis American Indian Center for their 50 years of service to Minnesota’s indigenous communities.
Washington, D.C. – Deputy Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko, and the Chair of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC) Rep.