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CHICAGO (Jan. 8, 2024) – As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting children and improving air quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Minnesota is set to receive funding through EPA’s first Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) today introduced two joint resolutions of disapproval to block the sale of $582 million worth of weapons from the United States of America to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and $85 million to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) led a letter today to the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) to support fairer wages and to protect labor rights for Bangladeshi workers. The letter is co-signed by Reps.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) and Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $20,004,000 in federal funding for the City of Minneapolis to implement its Vision Zero Action Plan.
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Omar met Thursday with additional family members of Israeli-American hostages held in Gaza. She reiterated her support for the release of all hostages held and for an immediate permanent ceasefire.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), released the following statement on the first day of Hanukkah:
"I voted no on H. Res. 894. This extreme and cynical Republican resolution does nothing to combat antisemitism, relies on a definition that conflates criticism of the Israeli government with antisemitism, paints critics of the Israeli government as antisemites and falsely states that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) led a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken today seeking additional information about U.S. strategies for atrocity prevention and justice in Sudan. The signers specifically ask the status of the Department’s efforts to make atrocity determinations and its impact on U.S. policy.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) led a letter today to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken asking for a prompt review of whether U.S.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced a joint resolution of disapproval today for the proposed export license for $320 million in Spice Family Guided Bomb Assemblies to Israel. These weapons have already been used in the siege on Gaza, which has taken the lives of over 4,000 children and over 11,000 civilians, making it the deadliest conflict for children this decade.