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March 9, 2022

Washington– Today, Representative Omar voted to fund $17,000,000 in Community Project Funding that she previously secured for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. This funding, included in the appropriations government funding package, responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in her district.

March 9, 2022

Washington - Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar issued the following statement after voting "no" on the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act.

March 1, 2022

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) today introduced the Amir Locke End Deadly No-Knock Warrants Act, which will establish strict limitations on the use of no-knock warrants in drug-related investigations.

February 24, 2022

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar released the following statement in response to Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.

February 11, 2022

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) wrote a letter calling on the Biden Administration for answers regarding the current sanctions policy in Somalia. The letter calls for a reexamination over the sanctions issued in 2010 and 2012 that remain in place.

February 10, 2022

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) wrote a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas Vilsack calling for information regarding the reports of fraudulent misuse of federal funding by a non-profit organization intended to help feed the most vulnerable in her district.

Issues:Education
February 2, 2022

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced continued military involvement in Yemen.

February 2, 2022

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar released the following statement in response to the proposed Ukraine defense bill.

January 26, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Majority Leader Charles E.

Issues:Education
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January 11, 2022

Twenty years ago today, the United States brought to the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the first of the nearly 800 Muslim men and boys it would eventually hold captive there. In that sense, January 11 is an anniversary.