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WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at a Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Safe Workplaces, Stronger Partnerships: The Future of OSHA Compliance Assistance.”
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today.
WASHINGTON–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced five amendments to the FY 2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The amendments aim to center human rights; redirect funds to critical medical research; destroy chemical agents and munitions; stop military funding to Israel; fund environmental restoration to clean up hazardous substances, pollutants, and munitions from former defense sites; and prohibit the United States Northern Command from unlawfully operating inside Mexico.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Trump last week could potentially have a devastating impact on North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, officials said Thursday.
“This legislation is going to devastate the ability for North Memorial to stay afloat, and it might actually lead to the closing of crucial programs,” said U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota.
The Trump Administration and Republican lawmakers’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” that passed last week and signed into law “is the most harmful, immoral budget we have seen in modern American history,” U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, flanked by local elected officials and nonprofits heads, declared in a July 10 press conference in Minneapolis.
Hello Neighbor,
With a heavy heart, I want to start by acknowledging the horrific violence we’ve seen in the past few weeks both here at home in Minnesota and globally. Firstly, I want to express my outrage and grief at the loss of my dear friend, Melissa Hortman, and her husband, Mark, both of whom were assassinated in a heartless act of political violence. Melissa was a force to be reckoned with, tirelessly leading with passion, integrity, and a deep love for her community.
MINNEAPOLIS– Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) authored an op-ed in the Minnesota Star Tribune on how the passage of the Republican “One Big, Beautiful Bill” will be devastating for her constituents in Minnesota’s Fifth District and across the nation. Her op-ed focuses on the historical funding cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and higher education programs. She also discussed how the bill facilitates the largest upward wealth transfer in American history, all while giving ICE a higher budget than almost all of the world’s militaries.
MINNEAPOLIS– Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) hosted a press conference in Minneapolis to sound the alarm on the catastrophic impacts the Big Ugly budget bill will have on Minnesotans. The Congresswoman was joined by local and state leaders to share the widespread impacts this bill will have across our state.
The full video can be found here.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after voting "no" on the final version of the GOP budget bill.
"This bill is one of the most cruel, immoral pieces of legislation that Congress has ever voted on. Not only did this bill get worse from the last time the House voted on it, it will be remembered as one of the most catastrophic bills passed in modern history.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) unveiled the Syria Sanctions Relief Act, bipartisan legislation that would repeal existing sanctions programs for Syria.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), André Carson (IN-07), and Lateefah Simon (CA-12) released the following joint statement:
“The vile, anti-Muslim, and racist smears from our colleagues on both sides of the aisle attacking Zohran Mamdani cannot be met with silence.