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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) recently took part in an effort to establish federal heat standards for outdoor workers WORKING in extreme heat through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
With Minnesota and the Twin Cities, experiencing A record-breaking heatwave, Rep. Omar discussed the effort with KARE 11's Gordon Severson.
WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senators Alex Padilla, (D-Calif.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), and Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) led 79 other lawmakers in a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to swiftly deliver on his promise to deliver student debt cancellation to working and middle class families by early 2024.
Rep. Ilhan Omar rallied in support for adult-use cannabis in Minnesota earlier this month, after backing the issue consistently during her tenure in office. Minnesota recently became the 23rd state to allow adult-use cannabis after Gov.
MINNESOTA, USA — Right now, states have different laws when it comes to protecting workers in excessive heat.
According to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, states like California and Washington have specific outdoor heat exposure standards, but Minnesota does not.
Minnesota does have hot and cold standards for work that occurs indoors, but not outdoors. However, Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says employers have a “responsibility to protect workers from heat-related hazards.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S.
WASHINGTON-- Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Chair of the US-Africa Policy Working Group, and Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), Co-Chair of the Ethiopia Caucus and a Member of the US-Africa Policy Working Group are co-leading a letter to USAID Administrator Samantha Power asking for a resumption of food aid to Ethiopia.
WASHINGTON–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), along with one-hundred and twelve members of Congress, are calling on the Biden Administration to implement an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) workplace heat standard as quickly as possible.
The members released a letter urging the “fastest possible implementation… given the dire threat to the lives of workers exposed to extreme heat.”
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on H.Con.Res. 57.
"I’m voting against this resolution. It was designed by MAGA Republicans to target and shame a colleague, Pramila Jayapal, for comments for which she apologized and clarified.
"While I strongly agree with explicitly and affirmatively rejecting xenophobia and antisemitism, conflating antisemitism with criticism of the Israeli government is wrong.
MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following Russia's termination of the Black Sea grain deal.
“Russia’s termination of the Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine will lead to humanitarian catastrophe. By terminating this deal, Putin is effectively plunging millions around the world into famine and starvation.
“Ukraine accounts for 10% of the world wheat market, 15% of the corn market, and 13% of the barley market.
MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).