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July 11, 2025

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.

July 11, 2025

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.

July 11, 2025

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.

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Rep. Omar sounds alarm on GOP budget bill
July 10, 2025

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.

July 3, 2025

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.

June 27, 2025

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.

June 27, 2025

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. 

June 21, 2025

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Omar issued the following statement on the U.S. bombing of Iran: 

June 12, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, on World Day against Child Labor, Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C.

June 12, 2025

Hey neighbor!

I came to Congress on a promise of co-governance – that, as a community, we could build the future we want together. To uphold this promise, I host at least one town hall every month, provide weekly and biweekly updates on my social media platforms and via my e-newsletter, and now will be recapping my work every month through this column in your local paper!