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November 21, 2024

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following the announcement of arrest warrants made by the International Criminal Court for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and also Mohammed Deif, the military commander of Hamas on October 7th.

November 20, 2024

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar released the following statement on voting NO on HRes 1449.

November 1, 2024

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Rep. Omar joined a letter to President Biden, led by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), questioning the involvement of the U.S.

October 31, 2024

On Friday, MinnesotaRep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will introduce a potentially groundbreaking piece of federal legislation in the House of Representatives — one allocating $10 billion in funding to fight Long Covid, the increasingly widespread, chronic condition that follows many Covid infections.

Issues:Healthcare
September 30, 2024

WASHINGTON– Today, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) introduced the Long Covid Research Moonshot Act which would provide the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with $1 billion in mandatory funding per year for a decade to support studies, the pursuit of treatments, and the expansion of care for U.S. patients impacted by the condition.

Issues:Healthcare
September 26, 2024

WASHINGTON– Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) announced the reintroduction of the No Shame at School Act, a bill aimed at ending lunch shaming practices in schools nationwide.

Issues:Education
September 24, 2024

WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following Israel’s attacks in Lebanon. 

September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today,  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on her support for a resolution condemning bigotry toward Haitian people. Members of the Haiti Caucus, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, authored this resolution. 

September 16, 2024

WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement ahead of the historic Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on hate crimes in America.

August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) introduced the Shrinkflation Reduction Act, aimed at enhancing pricing transparency for consumers and combating the deceptive practice of shrinkflation.