Press Releases
WASHINGTON—This week, Rep. Omar (D-MN), Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, played a decisive role in negotiating a major public safety package that will invest in desperately needed mental health support, violence prevention and intervention, and services for victims of gun violence, including legislation from Reps. Porter, Horsford, Demings and Gottheimer.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on the Biden Administration's proposal for a refugee cap of 125,000.
MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on President Biden’s executive order announcement to cancel $20,000 in student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients and $10,000 for those without Pell Grants who have incomes of up to $125,000 per year. It also includes a cap of 5% of monthly income.
MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar issued the following statement on the House vote on the Inflation Reduction Act.
MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar issued the following statement after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar voted to protect Minnesota communities and save lives by voting to ban assault weapons. The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 would prohibit the sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and high capacity magazines.
WASHINGTON – The House Committee on Education and Labor today passed two bills sponsored by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) in the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act. The bills sponsored by Rep.
WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced the National Advisory Council on Unpaid Meal Debt Act, to
WASHINGTON – In order to combat right-wing attacks on women’s reproductive health freedoms, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) voted to defend Minnesotans’ right to access birth control in the House Thursday. Passed in response to the Supreme Court’s religious extremist decision overturning Roe v.