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WASHINGTON–Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress:

“I will not be attending Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress.

WASHINGTON– Today, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered a floor speech highlighting the impact of the PACT Act and urging more Minnesota veterans to enroll in the program.

Rep. Omar hosted a briefing with Ambassador Geeta Rao Gupta, the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, for the US-Africa Policy Working Group.

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) led a letter urging President Joe Biden and Attorney General Garland to establish an Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to address alarming disparities in violence.

WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Chair of the U.S. Africa Policy Working Group released the following statement on the ongoing protests in Kenya.

WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) introduced the Tribal Courts Support Act, aimed at streamlining and improving the assessment process for tribal courts seeking support from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) led a letter to President Joe Biden today asking to form a humanitarian parole program for Sudanese people, similar to the humanitarian parole program created for Ukrainians. 

WASHINGTON– On World Refugee Day, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) authored an op-ed in The Atlantic sharing her personal refugee story and calling for increased refugee admissions to the United States. Rep. Omar's personal perspective as a former refugee brings a unique voice to this timely issue. Her op-ed offers both policy proposals and a passionate argument for the U.S.