Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) today introduced the Supportive Services Enhancement Act to improve the delivery of wraparound services, like housing and transportation, for workers participating in workforce development programs.
Members of the U.S. Congress– Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Rep. Cori Bush (MO-01), Rep. Jesús "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), and Rep.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement after her first sit-down meeting with President Biden:
WASHINGTON– Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) joined President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus for the signing of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act (H.R. 55).
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after the Taliban barred Afghan girls attending school beyond sixth grade.
"All kids deserve an education and the opportunity to reach their full potential. Limiting educational opportunities for girls is not just cruel and inhumane, but harms the entire Afghan society.
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WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has reintroduced the Homes for All Act, which will dramatically expand the public housing stock in the United States and guarantee housing as a human right.
WASHINGTON—Jeremy Slevin, a spokesman for Rep. Ilhan Omar, released the following statement after the Office of Congressional Ethics voted unanimously to dismiss a false allegation about Rep. Omar's book royalties, and the Committee on Ethics announced that they will not further review the matter.
WASHINGTON—Representative Ilhan Omar released the following statement after Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson completed her first day of confirmation hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Washington– Today, Representative Omar voted to fund $17,000,000 in Community Project Funding that she previously secured for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. This funding, included in the appropriations government funding package, responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in her district.