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July 19, 2022

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) was arrested during a civil disobedience at the Supreme Court of the United States this afternoon, in protest of the Supreme Court stripping away core constitutional rights and overturning Roe v. Wade. These types of protests have led to arrests of lawmakers in the past. 

July 18, 2022

WASHINGTON–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement after the Congressional Workers Union announced that staff in her office and 7 other House offices filed petitions for union representation. 

July 15, 2022

WASHINGTON–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement after the House passed two bills to protect reproductive rights. The first bill, the Women’s Health Protection Act codifies Roe v. Wade into law.

Issues:Healthcare
July 14, 2022

WASHINGTON–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):

June 30, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after the far-right Supreme Court ruled that the Biden Administration cannot regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming under the Clean Air Act.

June 24, 2022

WASHINGTON–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement after the House passed the bipartisan gun violence prevention bill.

June 24, 2022

WASHINGTON–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court released their decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

June 23, 2022

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights, released the following statement after the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the U.S.

June 23, 2022

WASHINGTON — Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05), whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement on the House passage of the Keep Kids Fed Act, legislation to extend the U.S.

Issues:Education
June 22, 2022

WASHINGTON– Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced a resolution today to condemn human rights violations and violations of international religious freedom in India, including those targeting Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Dalits, Adivasis, and other religious and cultural minorities.