Ilhan Omar

I object to any notion that my stating of facts is a malignment of the character of the witness.

The Southern Poverty Law Center has designated your organization as a hate group.

When Donald Trump was running for President, he called for a complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.

Is it fair to say that you and your organization have influence over the Administration's immigration policies?

Has it been typical for more than 100 people to sign dissent memos on a given policy?

Has it been typical for policy to drive several FSOs to publicly resign in protest?

A letter from former Foreign Service Officers to Members of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee

The goal of these terrorists in this particular ideology is articulated after each attack, and it is one that is as consistent as it is unhinged: to create a white ethno-State that excludes religious, ethnic, and racial minorities.

I will repeat something I have said before; it is a statement of fact: White men, driven by hateful ideology of white nationalism, are committing the overwhelming majority of extremist attacks in this country.

I am constantly surprised that we are having conversations about clean water and access to clean water in the United States.

Do we care about the deficit when we are giving tax cuts to billionaires, or giving welfare subsidies to the fossil fuel industry?

I think saving our country means that we give care and concern to the health and the well-being of the people who live in the country.

I am thankful to the chairman and ranking member for their support, and with that, I yield back the balance of my time The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. Omar). The amendment…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title VII, add the following new section: SEC. 7__. REPORT ON TERRORIST SCREENING DATABASE…

Woman, my amendment mandates reporting on the foreign governments with whom we share access to the Terrorist Screening Database. The database is shared with more than 60 foreign governments, including countries with appalling human rights…

I feel a little alarmed about how, across the Nation, educator pay continues to erode.

It pains me, and I am sure it pains everyone on this committee, that we have teachers living with poverty.

I believe the best way to guarantee self-determination for both the Israeli and Palestinian people is to go through a two-State solution based upon internationally recognized borders.

What are we doing to achieve peace? I believe that simple question should guide every vote we take in this committee.

I think particularly for our students of color who are in predominantly urban environments, those schools need to reflect the fact that this is a wonderful profession.

I hope we find a solution trying to elevate their lives as much as they have validated our lives.

This is a president who has openly violated the very value our country aspires to uphold, equality under the law, religious liberty, equal protection, and protection from persecution.

Frankly, I find it disturbing that a country like ours has to adopt safety standards surrounding this problem.

I agree with my colleague: It is our responsibility to have oversight. That is simply what this amendment does. It makes sure that we have an understanding of what our money is being spent on and the benefits that that money will get us…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following: SEC. 10__. REPORT ON FINANCIAL COSTS OF OVERSEAS…