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WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar released the following statement in response to Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.
WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) wrote a letter calling on the Biden Administration for answers regarding the current sanctions policy in Somalia. The letter calls for a reexamination over the sanctions issued in 2010 and 2012 that remain in place. Since the sanctions were initially enacted, the situation in Somalia has changed dramatically and the letter asks how the sanctions policy plays in the larger strategy toward Somalia.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) wrote a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas Vilsack calling for information regarding the reports of fraudulent misuse of federal funding by a non-profit organization intended to help feed the most vulnerable in her district. The non-profit reportedly stole and laundered over $200 million in federal funds from the USDA for personal benefits instead of feeding children.
WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced continued military involvement in Yemen.
WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar released the following statement in response to the proposed Ukraine defense bill.
"A Russian invasion of Ukraine would be catastrophic and must be avoided at all costs. A core progressive principle is opposing war, and it should go without saying that I strongly oppose the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. The United States and our allies should be doing everything we can to stop another disastrous war and pursue all possible diplomatic avenues to resolve this crisis peacefully.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y), and United States Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Katie Porter (D-Calif.) led more than 80 Senate and House colleagues calling on the Biden administration to release the Department of Education's (ED) memo outlining the administration's legal authority to cancel federal student loan debt and immediately cancel up to $50,000 of debt for Federal student loan borrowers.
Twenty years ago today, the United States brought to the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the first of the nearly 800 Muslim men and boys it would eventually hold captive there. In that sense, January 11 is an anniversary. I prefer not to characterize it that way, though, because any word that can sometimes be synonymous with celebration should never be used to describe these last two decades of lawlessness and cruelty at Guantánamo Bay detention camp.
Today is a day to reflect, and to act.
WASHINGTON—Today Rep. Ilhan Omar released the following statement to commemorate the one year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection.
"Today marks one year since the attacks of January 6th. I will never forget the experience of fearing for my life, my fellow members, and staff on a day designed to show the strength of our democracy. I will never forget the call I made to the father of my children, asking him to tell my children I loved them if I couldn't.
WASHINGTON—Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Omar and Rep. Jan Schakowsky's bill the Combating International Islamophobia Act, 219-212. Hours earlier, the Biden Administration announced the President's support for the legislation.
WASHINGTON—Today the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the Combating International Islamophobia Act on a party line vote. The bill will be voted on by the full House of Representatives this coming Tuesday, December 14th. The legislation, authored by Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) seeks to address the rise in incidents of Islamophobia worldwide. The bill requires the U.S.