Press Releases
MINNEAPOLIS–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following the enforcement action that took place on Lake Street in Minneapolis yesterday.
“Our community is on high alert, panicked, and scared after yesterday's federal enforcement action on Lake Street. What we saw with the militarized force and unjust misuse of force created chaos that was on full display.
WASHINGTON—Following the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder in her district, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) reintroduced a package of bills to address continued police brutality and misuse of force. The package includes crucial legislation that creates a federal agency to investigate misuse of force by police and a bill to protect protesters by making police violence against protesters a federal crime. It also includes a resolution condemning police brutality globally.
WASHINGTON – Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T.
MINNEAPOLIS – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on the five year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.
“Five years.
For five years we have carried the weight of George Floyd’s murder.
For five years we have called for a system that values Black life and ensures public safety.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after voting "no" on the GOP budget bill.
"The GOP budget bill is a win for billionaires at the expense of working people. This immoral bill is historic: it is the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in U.S. history and includes the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP we have ever seen.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement on the Department of Justice’s decision to dismiss the Consent Decree.
“Five years after George Floyd's murder in our city, the Department of Justice is now walking away from the very reforms his death demanded. This decision by the Trump Administration is truly a disgrace and a betrayal of the people who took to the streets demanding change and to the families who have lost a loved one to police violence.
WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Reclaiming OSHA’s Mission: Ensuring Safety Without Overreach.”
“Thank you, Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for your testimony today.
WASHINGTON– Yesterday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke on the House Floor in honor of Sue Abderholden for her over two decades of service as the Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota. During her tenure, she helped pass over two dozen landmark laws that reshaped education, health care, housing, and criminal justice to better serve people living with mental illnesses.
WASHINGTON– Yesterday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke on the House Floor in honor of Ted Pouliot for his decades of service to Minneapolis. This past weekend, Mr. Pouliot raised $12,000 at his art sale to benefit nonprofits working to end homelessness and address hunger across the city.
The full video can be found here.
Full transcript below:
Today, US-Africa Policy Working Group Chairwoman Ilhan Omar hosted a Member-level briefing detailing the devastating human impacts of Donald Trump and DOGE’s dismantling of USAID and cuts to humanitarian and development assistance.
Members were briefed on the real-world consequences of the short-sighted and cruel policies of the Administration, including the abrupt termination of food assistance to the world’s hungriest people, and the increased likelihood of infectious diseases and pandemics reaching into the United States of America.