Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Today, Reps Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jim McGovern (D-MA), and Joaquin Castro (D-TX) celebrated the repeal of sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) staff previously imposed by the Trump Administration.
WASHINGTON–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement after President Biden unveiled his $2 trillion infrastructure plan to rebuild and reshape the economy:
Legislation Would Disrupt School-to-Confinement Pathway, Invest in Safe, Nurturing School Environments for All Students
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), along with Congresswomen Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), re-introduced the Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma (Ending PUSHOUT) Act, bold legislation to end the punitive pushout of girls of color from schools and disrupt the school-to-confinement path
The bill, reintroduced today, passed in the House of Representatives in the 116th Congress and would bring an end to race-based hair discrimination and has been prioritized by the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls
WASHINGTON– Today, Congressmembers Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Gwen Moore (WI-04) announced the reintroduction of the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair or CROWN Act in the House of Representatives, simultaneously releasing a letter sent to Vice President Kamala Harris ur
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led a letter to President Biden’s Director of Domestic Policy, Susan Rice and Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas urging the Biden administration to issue an additional Executive Order announcing a plan to phase out contracts between ICE and state, county, and local jails and prisons.