[Rep. Ilhan Omar]
Muslim Advocates: “President Trump’s racist attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar and Minnesota’s Somali community are a dangerous incitement to violence…One night, he is rallying violent, white nationalists, and the next night, he is whipping up hate.”
Photo: YouTube
Rep. Ilhan Omar
Muslim Advocates Denounces Trump’s Racist Attacks on Rep. Omar, Refugees
REP. OMAR INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO SUSPEND SCHOOL MEAL DEBT
[School Meal Debt\COVID-19]
Rep. Omar. “Families who are struggling to make ends meet during this crisis should not have the added burden of paying off their child’s school lunch debt. School meal debt results in students going hungry, experiencing lunch shaming at school by their peers.”
Photo: Facebook
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS CALL FOR LIFTING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
[Iran Sanctions]
The Trump Administration levied additional sanctions against Iran in the midst of the pandemic, which has to date killed more than 2,600 Iranians.
Photo: YouTube
REPS. PRESSLEY AND OMAR INTRODUCE STUDENT DEBT RELIEF PLAN
[COVID-19\Student Debt Emergency Relief Act]
Congresswoman Pressley. “Our $1.6 trillion student debt crisis stands in the way of any meaningful economic recovery effort during and after this pandemic, which is why we must cancel student loan debt in order to jumpstart the economy.”
Photo: YouTube
REP. OMAR INVITES WOMAN’S RIGHTS ACTIVIST TO CONGRESS FOR 2020 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
[Rep. Ilhan Omar\Habon Abdulle\State of Union 2020]
Rep. Ilhan Omar: “Habon exemplifies the best qualities of the 5th District. She is a fierce advocate for Minnesotans—especially those from underrepresented backgrounds.”
Photo: Twitter
MINNESOTA REP. OMAR ISSUES FIRST YEAR CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESS REPORT ALONG WITH OP-ED
[Congress\Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Progress Report]
Rep. Ilhan Omar: “Even in the darkest of moments, there is opportunity to build community and fight for a better world. I promise to continue to fight for that world as your representative in Congress.”
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
MINNESOTA CONGRESSWOMAN OMAR INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO EXPAND PUBLIC HOUSING AND FIGHT HOMELESSNESS
[Congress\Public Housing]
Rep. Omar: “Every American deserves access to a safe and stable place to live, but unfortunately, our current free-market housing system is not meeting the needs of working families. On a single night, over 10,000 people in Minnesota were homeless last year… And that’s just Minnesota.”
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
CBC, PELOSI DENOUNCE ISRAEL’S BARRING OF OMAR AND TLAIB TO PLEASE RACIST TRUMP
[Middle East News]
Congressional Black Caucus: “The Israeli government should immediately reverse this shortsighted decision to deny Members of Congress entry into Israel. Allies are supposed to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.”
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UFT’S WEINGARTEN DEPLORES ISRAEL’S VISA DENIAL TO OMAR AND TLAIB “AT TRUMP’S URGING”
[Israel News]
Randi Weingarten: “This is not what democracies do. It is an unprecedented attack on the values every democracy holds dear: the freedom to express dissent and to engage in political debate.”
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