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WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following reports of the Biden Administration's plans to extend the border wall.
“I urge the President to reconsider the decision to possibly erect a border wall in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley.
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The United States should not permit any new carbon dioxide pipelines until updated federal safety regulations are finished, a dozen Democratic members of Congress said in a letter sent to President Joe Biden on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - Rep. Omar's statement on voting YES on the Motion to Vacate and remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker.
WASHINGTON—Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Chuy Garcia (D-IL) sent a letter to President Biden today urging him to issue an executive order putting a moratorium on any federal permitting of new carbon pipelines and related infrastructure.
Congresswoman Omar met today with MP Karina Sosa, a Member of the Central American Parliament from El Salvador. They discussed the political and human rights situations in El Salvador, including the upcoming elections. Congresswoman Omar reiterated her long-held support for Salvadoran democracy and human rights.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), released the following statement on the looming government shutdown
“This shutdown is not only tragic, but completely avoidable. An overwhelming bipartisan majority of lawmakers in the House support a clean bill to keep the government open. The Senate is prepared to pass it, the President is prepared to sign it.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is leading an effort to create a federal office for missing and murdered Black women and girls that mirrors a new Minnesota law.
Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday condemned her Republican colleagues for proposing a budget resolution that includes massive cuts to key aid programs while backing an extension of giveaways for the wealthy and large corporations.
Congresswoman Omar met today with a cross-party delegation of Australian parliamentarians, including the former Deputy Prime Minister MP Barnaby Joyce, Senators Peter Whish-Wilson, David Shoebridge, and Alex Antic, and MPs Tony Zappia and Monique Ryan. They were joined by Gabriel Shipton, the brother of Julian Assange.