[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.”
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Rep. Ilhan Omar
PROGRESSIVE LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE “PEOPLES’S HOUSING PLATFORM” TO ADDRESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
[Affordable Housing\Homelessness\People’s Housing Platform]
Congressman Earl Blumenauer: “Across America, communities large and small are grappling with the housing crisis. Centuries of blatant discrimination and decades of federal underinvestment have left people without the resources to provide affordable housing solution. The People’s Housing Platform provides a reset on our housing policy and a bold vision for the future.”
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DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO PREVENT WAR WITH IRAN
[War Powers Resolution\Iran]
House Speaker Pelosi: “This week, the House will introduce and vote on a War Powers Resolution to limit the President’s military actions regarding Iran…It reasserts Congress’s long-established oversight responsibilities by mandating that if no further Congressional action is taken, the Administration’s military hostilities with regard to Iran cease within 30 days.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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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MUSLIM ADVOCATES CONDEMNS INFRASTRUCTURE OF HATE: TRUMP’S AND FOX NEWS’ INFRASTRUCTURE OF HATE
[Media Bias News]
Muslim Advocates lawyer Madihha Ahussain: “President Trump, Fox News and congressional Republicans are recklessly wielding anti-Muslim bigotry and racism as political tools and are encouraging hate and violence in the process.”
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PELOSI LEADS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO GHANA AND U.S. ARMY AFRICA HEADQUATERS
[Africa News]
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will lead a congressional delegation to Ghana, where she will address Ghanian Parliament…
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WHY DONALD TRUMP, THE GREAT WHITE HOPE OF RACISTS, ENGAGED IN BIRTHER ATTACKS ON DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMEN
[“Speaking Truth To Empower”]
Donald Trump, bigot in chief, making “America great again” for White racists…
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