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December 9, 2024

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on the Assad regime fall in Syria.

December 5, 2024

WASHINGTON — Today, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) announced the results of internal leadership elections for the 119th Congress, the seventeenth Congress in the history of the CPC. The new leadership will oversee a Caucus of nearly 100 members with the addition of 9 freshmen from diverse districts across the nation.

December 5, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar was unanimously re-elected deputy chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Thursday.

December 3, 2024

WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law.

November 21, 2024

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following the announcement of arrest warrants made by the International Criminal Court for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and also Mohammed Deif, the military commander of Hamas on October 7th.

November 20, 2024

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar released the following statement on voting NO on HRes 1449.

November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Rep. Omar joined a letter to President Biden, led by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), questioning the involvement of the U.S.

October 31, 2024

On Friday, MinnesotaRep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will introduce a potentially groundbreaking piece of federal legislation in the House of Representatives — one allocating $10 billion in funding to fight Long Covid, the increasingly widespread, chronic condition that follows many Covid infections.

Issues:Healthcare
September 30, 2024

WASHINGTON– Today, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) introduced the Long Covid Research Moonshot Act which would provide the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with $1 billion in mandatory funding per year for a decade to support studies, the pursuit of treatments, and the expansion of care for U.S. patients impacted by the condition.

Issues:Healthcare
September 26, 2024

WASHINGTON– Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) announced the reintroduction of the No Shame at School Act, a bill aimed at ending lunch shaming practices in schools nationwide.

Issues:Education