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April 16, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and John Rutherford (FL-4) introduced bipartisan legislation to encourage public housing authorities to equip their older units with sprinkler systems improving the safety of residents and local communities.

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April 15, 2021

WASHINGTON – Ahead of today's Senate Budget Committee hearing on "The Cost of Inaction on Climate Change," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) introduced the End Polluter Welfare Act to close tax loopholes and eliminate federal subsidies for the oil, gas, and coal industries.

April 9, 2021
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on President Biden's FY2022 budget proposal.
"The domestic budget President Biden proposed is a critical first step to meeting Americans' basic needs—from housing to child care to investments in schools and effective government.
April 9, 2021
WASHINGTON—Rep. Omar (D-MN) released an op-ed today with activist Tara Houska on the damage that would occur with the implementation of the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota.
April 2, 2021

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.

March 31, 2021

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:

March 26, 2021

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

Issues:Education