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WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to deny her entry into Israel and the Palestinian territories.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led 43 Members of Congress, including seven committee chairs and the House Majority Whip in a letter today to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan requesting information and transparency on the planned removal of hundreds of Eritreans living in the U.S.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar is joining House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a Congressional delegation to Ghana to hold high-level discussions with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, Speaker Mike Oquaye and other senior government officials, and to visit U.S. Army Africa headquarters in Italy. Speaker Pelosi will also deliver an address to the Ghanaian Parliament.
The delegation will pay respects at Cape Coast, Elmina Castles and the "Door of No Return," to observe the 400th Anniversary of the First Enslaved Africans Landing in America.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 3877 – the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019:
"I am proud that under a Democratic Congress, we have made progress in prioritizing much-needed domestic investments in education, healthcare, and clean energy—almost as much as we invest in defense.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after the House passed the State Department Authorization Act (H.R. 3352), including an amendment offered by Rep. Omar codifying the Office of Global Criminal Justice.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after a federal judge temporarily blocks President Donald Trump's plan to deny most asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border:
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced the Zero Waste Act to invest in solutions that address the waste epidemic plaguing our country. These funds will go towards reducing landfills and incinerators that emit toxic pollution into our communities, especially in low income communities or communities of color.
Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence. Today, we face that threat in our own country, where the president of the United States is using the influence of our highest office to mount racist attacks on communities across the land. In recent weeks, he has lashed out unprompted against four freshman Democrats in the House of Representatives: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and me, from Minnesota.
WASHINGTON—Nine Members of Congress have introduced House Resolution 496, affirming that all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
WASHINGTON -The House passed an amendment to H.R. 3494, the Intelligence Authorization Act authored by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) regarding the Terrorist Screening Database. The Terrorist Screening Database (TSBD) or the "terror watchlist" is currently being shared with multiple foreign governments, including countries with appalling human rights records. The standard for adding people to the list is very low, and the vast majority of people on the list have never been charged with any crime.