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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. As a result of the expanded Child Tax Credit, survival checks during the pandemic and expanded unemployment assistance, child poverty hit a historic low in 2021.
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.
“I want to thank you for being here,” Biden said, gesturing toward Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar during his recent visit. “You never stop working to level the playing field for everybody.”
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 provisions in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) with a Universal Child Benefit that would provide a payment of $393 per child per month to families.
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. The electolyzers manufactured here produce clean hydrogen energy that help decrease carbon emissions and reduce our carbon footprint. The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden signed last year and Rep.
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. They also discussed Estonia’s efforts to support Ukrainian refugees and the Swedish and Finnish applications to join NATO.
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.
“I am inspired by the hundreds of thousands of Israelis taking to the streets to protest the right-wing Israeli government’s plans to overhaul the independent judiciary and centralize power. I am especially inspired by the demands from many protesters to end the illegal occupation of Palestinian land and halt Prime Minister Netanyahu’s push for what amounts to full annexation of Palestinian land.
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.