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Ilhan Omar is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, she is one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. Omar has been an advocate for progressive policies, including healthcare reform, immigration reform, and social justice issues. She has gained national attention for her outspoken views on foreign policy and domestic issues, often addressing the needs of marginalized communities.
I thank the chairwoman for her leadership and for including my amendment in the en bloc. Madam Speaker, as a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, I travel around the world and hear so many of our diplomats emphasize the importance of…
I remember Scalise looking at the images on TV and saying, what is happening? We have to do something about this.
There is no path forward for a bipartisan bill that doesn’t move simultaneously with the reconciliation bill.
I am proud to have introduced four of the amendments in this en bloc. My first amendment would allow the Federal Government to start researching new economic metrics that would take into account the well- being of American families in a…
If we can afford trillions of dollars in tax cuts to corporations, we can certainly afford to cancel all student debt.
We need to take bold action to cancel student debt and give families across the country the opportunity to pursue their dreams of home ownership, opening a business and starting a family.
What is stopping the administration from taking this extra step that we've all been calling for, and carrying out a cancellation of the student debt?
I thank the chairman for yielding, and I thank the distinguished author of this legislation, Congresswoman Lee, for bringing forth this legislation. Madam Speaker, for the past 20 years, the 2002 Authorization has been used to wage war and…
As our country recovers from this devastating pandemic, it is critical we prioritize our families. All working families deserve to thrive, and that starts with ensuring high- quality, affordable childcare. This is a generational…
According to campaign for sustainable prescription drug pricing between 2017 and 2018 pharmaceutical companies more than doubled shareholder dividends while investing only 6 percent more in research and development.
I know my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have a reawakened interest in deficit.
The Republican party pushed through tax cuts in 2017 that were nothing more than massive trillion-dollar corporate giveaways.
After serving their sentences, justice-involved individuals are expected to somehow flourish in a society that rebukes them for existing.
It is clear that we must shift from a criminal legal system currently based on retribution and punishment to a criminal justice system that is centered on restoration and rehabilitation.
I think that there were a lot of Republicans that were uncomfortable with those statements.
To be clear, I was no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries with well-established judicial systems.
I know you oppose the courts investigation in both Palestine and in Afghanistan. I haven’t seen any evidence in either cases that domestic courts can -- both can and will prosecute alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country.
the islamophobic tropes in this statement are offensive. The constant harassment and silencing from the signers of this letter is unbearable.
if domestic courts cannot or will not pursue justice and oppose the ICC, where do we think victims are supposed to go for justice?
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I extend my gratitude to Marie Newman for helping lead this important discussion, and I thank all the Members who are here and showed up in solidarity. Mr. Speaker, as someone who has experienced war…
this is something that is real, that is happening, and that our inability to recognize and hear people who are bearing witness will allow for this atrocity to continue and this genocide to take place while the whole world watches.
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