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In 2021, Congress passed the landmark American Rescue Plan signed into law by President Joe Biden. Among other policies, the bill dramatically expanded the Child Tax Credit to up to $3,600 for children under 6 and $3,000 for children between the ages of 6 and 17. These payments represented the biggest anti-poverty initiatives in a generation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was winding up for a speech at a Minnesota clean energy facility when he spotted a lawmaker in the crowd whom he wanted to recognize.
MINNEAPOLIS—Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), along with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) and Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), re-introduced the End Child Poverty Act, which would replace the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the child provisi
FRIDLEY—Representative Ilhan Omar welcomed President Joe Biden to her district today, meeting him on the tarmac at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport and touring the Cummins electrolyzer facility in Fridley with the President. The Fridley facility is Cummins' first electrolyzer manufacturing facility in the United States.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar met Thursday with His Excellency Jonatan Vseviov, Secretary General of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They discussed the importance of continued international support for Ukraine’s defense, and the centrality of accountability for war crimes and the crime of aggression.
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Ilhan Omar released the following statement on Former President Donald Trump's indictment.
“Our democracy rests on the rule of law. When someone—no matter how powerful they are—is suspected of a criminal act, our justice system investigates, charges, and convicts them in accordance with due process.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on the human rights situation in Punjab, India.
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Ilhan Omar released the following statement on the protests in Israel.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Omar released the following statement on proposals to ban the social media platform TikTok.
"I am opposed to efforts by some Republicans and Democrats to unilaterally ban an entire social media platform—TikTok. Here’s why.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar met today with a delegation from the Czech government, including Ambassador Tomáš Uličný, the Czech Republic’s Special Envoy for the Sahel, Ambassador Nicol Adamcová, the Director for Africa at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Czech Embassy’s Deputy Head of Mission, Jan Havránek.