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February 10, 2022

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) wrote a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas Vilsack calling for information regarding the reports of fraudulent misuse of federal funding by a non-profit organization intended to help feed the most vulnerable in her district.

Issues:Education
February 2, 2022

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced continued military involvement in Yemen.

February 2, 2022

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar released the following statement in response to the proposed Ukraine defense bill.

January 26, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Majority Leader Charles E.

Issues:Education
January 6, 2022

WASHINGTON—Today Rep. Ilhan Omar released the following statement to commemorate the one year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection.

December 14, 2021

WASHINGTON—Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Omar and Rep. Jan Schakowsky's bill the Combating International Islamophobia Act, 219-212. Hours earlier, the Biden Administration announced the President's support for the legislation.

December 10, 2021

WASHINGTON—Today the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the Combating International Islamophobia Act on a party line vote. The bill will be voted on by the full House of Representatives this coming Tuesday, December 14th. The legislation, authored by Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) seeks to address the rise in incidents of Islamophobia worldwide.

December 9, 2021

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting Our Democracy Act, legislation to prevent presidential abuse, increase transparency and accountability measures between Congress and the Executive Branch, and protect our elections from foreign interference. The legislation passed includes an amendment sponsored by Rep.

December 7, 2021

WASHINGTON — Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, released the following statement ahead of a Senate vote to block the sale of $650 million in Raytheon air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia:

December 1, 2021

In case you missed it, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) provided remarks on Islamophobia yesterday at a press conference.

You can view the remarks below.