Ilhan Omar

I have found it be quite alarming in the number of countries that have policies on the books that have increased the age, the legal age for a young woman to get married, but still have this problem persist because it is such a societal…

It is such a tragedy that there are so many young women's opportunities for education, for a stable life that does not get to be advanced because they are sometimes forced to become mothers and care for others.

We are challenging the Government of Uganda for having no single safe space for girls that have been offended in situations like this.

As a millennial--speaking of millennials, I am the sponsor of a bill to cancel out student debt.

It was really unfortunate to see many of my colleagues using this hearing to be able to go after Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and to advocate for us to utilize our resources in putting more money in the pockets of the wealthy.

I hope that cooler heads prevail and that we deploy diplomacy and look at using many of the tools that we have in our toolbox.

This administration says starving the Iranian economy is in defense of human rights, when it is an abuse of them; and that their withdrawal from the nuclear deal was a demonstration of American leadership, when it was an abandonment of it…

On March 7, 1788, six months after the Constitution was signed at Independence Hall, Alexander Hamilton laid out in detail the standards for impeachment in the Federalist papers. Impeachment should, quote `proceed from the misconduct of…

I want to first thank Congressmen Rush and Davis for allowing us to be here to honor the legacy of Fred Hampton. Fifty years ago today, a 21-year-old American revolutionary was murdered in his own home by 14 Chicago police officers who…

It is my understanding that every president since Kennedy has started or completed an arms control agreement in their first term and our current president is on track to break that streak.

I wish that more of you had direct input onto that letter because I think it is fair to say that the letter is humiliating to the United States.

These actions are indefensible.

Accountability does not mean canceling and freezing bank account.

We need to center the rights and dignity of the Kurdish people as Kurdish people.

our response as a committee charged with overseeing this Administration's foreign policy must be guided by our values--respect for human rights, self-determination, and human dignity for all involved.

It means thinking seriously about justice for these atrocities.

So, Ambassador, if it turns out that the Turkey or Turkish-backed forces have used chemical weapons on civilians, what responsibilities does that trigger for the United States?

I believe that, as in any conflict in the world, our response as a committee charged with overseeing this Administration's foreign policy must be guided by our values--respect for human rights, self-determination, and human dignity for all…

This one action set of a cascade of the destabilising events that have endangered U.S. national security, the stability of the Middle East and the world.

The reality is that the Administration is going to be making more hungry children go without breakfast or lunch to pay for its nearly $2 trillion tax cut that overwhelmingly benefited corporations and the wealthy.

Inevitably, if this rule is implemented, many more low-income students who are eligible for free or reduced price school meals will not receive the food assistance they desperately need.

At a time when one in seven children are already food insecure, we should be doing so much more to prevent child hunger.

America has a long history of building some of the most impressive infrastructure systems in the world, and investing in these vital networks is part of what makes this country exceptional.

how can a great country like ours continue to be great when we are unwilling to make the kinds of investments that will make us so.

Stephen Miller is quoted as saying that 'he'd be happy if not one more refugee stepped foot on American soil.'