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SWEET 14TH — Progressives in Congress continue to speak out with serious warnings to the White House about the direction of budget negotiations with House Republicans.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after U.S. officials walked back a claim that a recent drone strike killed an influential al-Qaeda leader in Syria, instead killing a civilian father of ten.
Today, Rep. Omar met with His Excellency Ali Sharif Ahmed, Somalia’s Ambassador to the United States. They discussed the status of the fight against Al Shabaab, upcoming elections in Somalia’s regions, and the humanitarian situation. They also shared perspectives on the violence and humanitarian crisis in Las Anod, and the situation in Sudan.
Rep. Ilhan Omar joined her colleagues in welcoming Members of the European Parliament from the Budget Committee, including Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgium), Margarida Marques (Portugal), Siegfried Mureșan (Romania), Adam Jarubas (Poland), Eider Gardiazbal Rubial (Spain), Valérie Hayer (France), and David Cormand (France). The Congresswoman noted the need to raise the U.S.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) launched the U.S.-Africa Policy Working Group Wednesday, featuring 20 Members of Congress committed to building partnership with the continent of Africa.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on the deteriorating situation in Pakistan.
WASHINGTON, May 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), and Rep.
MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on the arrest and charging of Jackie Rahm Little, aka Joel Arthur Tueting, for arson at two Minneapolis mosques, along with the revelation that he was caught on surveillance video vandalizing her District Office.
Rep. Ilhan Omar met with Dr. Phillip Swagel, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), to discuss shared priorities for the CBO and House Budget Committee, including recent reporting of the GOP debt limit bill and upcoming analysis on the economic impacts of immigration reform, climate change, and healthcare coverage.