Press Releases
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) recently took part in an effort to establish federal heat standards for outdoor workers WORKING in extreme heat through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
With Minnesota and the Twin Cities, experiencing A record-breaking heatwave, Rep. Omar discussed the effort with KARE 11's Gordon Severson.
WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senators Alex Padilla, (D-Calif.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), and Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) led 79 other lawmakers in a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to swiftly deliver on his promise to deliver student debt cancellation to working and middle class families by early 2024.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S.
WASHINGTON-- Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Chair of the US-Africa Policy Working Group, and Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), Co-Chair of the Ethiopia Caucus and a Member of the US-Africa Policy Working Group are co-leading a letter to USAID Administrator Samantha Power asking for a resumption of food aid to Ethiopia.
WASHINGTON–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), along with one-hundred and twelve members of Congress, are calling on the Biden Administration to implement an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) workplace heat standard as quickly as possible.
The members released a letter urging the “fastest possible implementation… given the dire threat to the lives of workers exposed to extreme heat.”
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on H.Con.Res. 57.
"I’m voting against this resolution. It was designed by MAGA Republicans to target and shame a colleague, Pramila Jayapal, for comments for which she apologized and clarified.
"While I strongly agree with explicitly and affirmatively rejecting xenophobia and antisemitism, conflating antisemitism with criticism of the Israeli government is wrong.
MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following Russia's termination of the Black Sea grain deal.
“Russia’s termination of the Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine will lead to humanitarian catastrophe. By terminating this deal, Putin is effectively plunging millions around the world into famine and starvation.
“Ukraine accounts for 10% of the world wheat market, 15% of the corn market, and 13% of the barley market.
MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) introduced the Justice for Syrians Resolution to direct the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) to use the vote and influence of the United States to establish an international justice mechanism to finally hold Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after it was reported that the United States plans to send cluster munitions—controversial weapons banned in 108 countries—to Ukraine. Rep. Omar will also co-lead an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act prohibiting the sale of cluster munitions.
“Cluster munitions are illegal under international law. A total of 123 countries have ratified the convention to ban their use under all circumstances—including nearly all our allies.