Ilhan Omar

I know that you have previously been supportive of a U.N. Security Council referral to the situation in Burma to the International Criminal Court.

It is really important for us to recognize that the criminal justice system is not adequate to prosecute itself and to investigate itself.

This tipping model wasn't changed by the Fair Labor Standard Act, but we have an opportunity to address this historic discrimination through the Raise the Wage Act.

We know that the Justice -- George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is a transformative piece of legislation.

I think there is a lot of emotional exhaustion that many of us who are black lawmakers and black people in public service are experiencing because, every single day, you know that there are ways to transform the justice system, the…

It is important for there to be a federal oversight board that does proactive investigations every single time that there is a life lost in the custody of police officers.

Promises made, promises kept.

The preservation of the tipped minimum wage system has long lasting effects on worsening economic outcomes for workers of color today.

We have to have strong guardrails first.

There isn`t really clarity yet as you know that the original cap that was agreed upon by multiple state departments, by members of Congress who sit -- who chair committees of jurisdiction by those of us who have been advocating for the cap…

And it`s just, you know, with desperation and frustration that we are speaking out against the Biden administration in their backtracking on this.

And what we want, what we are advocating for, is this administration, they keep its promise, what they campaigned on, what they have promised us since inauguration, and what we know to be uh true in regards to their policy and what they…

We just want to make sure that they follow through with clear communication on what those numbers are going to be so that we can feel comfortable where those numbers will land.

I introduced a resolution calling on the Senate to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.

I think it sort of underscores that there is... on the part of Congress to exercise its powers fully to create guardrails in this regard.

a war fought--through drones or special forces could prove self-defeating and altering our country in troubling ways.

Yes, we do have a responsibility and should have a conversation.

I was one of the very fortunate ones to have gotten that.

we are asking for the stopping of those expulsion and those deportation in the spirit of good neighbor or in the spirit of protecting in health care.

the numbers that are being seen or reported are not actual numbers.

The last President changed U.S. policy to make it easier for American gun manufacturers to export guns to other countries including Haiti.

Dr. Shah, you have been supportive of special drawing rights as a way to alleviate the economic crisis.

Last year, I lead a letter with Senator Bernie Sanders and more than 300 parliamentarians around the world to the World Bank, the IMF, and G20 country leaders.

I, like so many in my community of Minneapolis, are still traumatized. I watched horrified for 8 minutes and 46 seconds as George Floyd's life was taken from him, another innocent Black man murdered by the police in our community. Time and…

I think that if one looks at the humanitarian situation and humanitarian impact on the lives of everyday Venezuelans, this is a must.