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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.
"I want there to be an urgent and delicate response when families and loved ones call about their missing relative," the Minnesota Democrat said in an interview. "I want there to be an understanding and change in the way in which we think about the lives of Black people in this country."
Omar's move in Washington comes after Minnesota broke new ground on the issue.
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.
On Tuesday, the progressive lawmaker introduced new legislation to create the Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls within the U.S. Department of Justice to better respond to the national occurrence of missing persons and homicide cases involving Black women and girls.