Ilhan Omar

2 years ago, we passed the PACT Act, one of the most consequential pieces of legislation to address the severe health problems that so many of our veterans who served our great country are facing. I thank my colleague, Congressman Mark…

Because of your inaction, they acted on the intention and brutally attacked students you were responsible for.

You should be ashamed for allowing such violence to take place on your campus, which will now be weaponized by republicans in this Committee.

The recent images from UCLA are appalling. What is more appalling is that there was complete--it was completely preventable.

I thank Representative Hayes for her tireless efforts, and, yes, she is right. Children, the poor, the elderly, and the downtrodden do not have lobbyists, but they have us. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to Chairman Thompson's partisan…

You could have prevented this by protecting the diverse groups of pro-Palestinian students that were peacefully gathered on campus.

The idea that immigrants do not come to this country desperately searching to reach that American dream is ridiculous.

Let's keep clarifying some points to better understand the true impacts of our immigration policies.

Republican lawmakers have been weakening child labor laws.

It is an honor to join my colleagues to honor the life and legacy of the late Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. Donald was one of the first people to say hello to me. I recognized his name as soon as he introduced himself. I had met his father…

Fellow Representative Ilhan Omar did visit Columbia today with her daughter, who's been arrested and suspended during these protests, which kicked started this movement.

``Mashallah,'' ``God has willed it,'' to Representative Jamal Bowman for that incredible speech and for giving a shout-out to my Homes for All Act. I thank Representative Ramirez for yielding and for bringing all of us together to be able…

Wage theft cases have been rising in Minnesota, and our State Attorney General, Keith Ellison, has been working really hard to make sure we address some of the problems that exist in the gig economy.

While Committee Republicans have spent their time trying to roll back worker protection, the Biden administration and congressional Democrats have prioritized building a stronger economy for all.

This is an issue that both Democrats and Republicans should prioritize, especially in this Subcommittee.

Your agency has been fighting the child labor crisis before it became a major news story.

That is why I plan on introducing a bill that not only requires institutions to provide pregnant and parent students with comprehensive information on all the options and resources available to them but also increases the resources and…

It is understandable why the author of this censure doesn't know what is up and what is down because obviously someone who wants to talk about crime supports a former President currently running for President that is facing 91 Federal and…

It is glaring hypocrisy when you have Republicans on the other side of the aisle trying to create definitions and say Rashida wants to annihilate people when Max Miller himself went on TV and said we are turning Gaza into a parking lot and…

It is also very refreshing to hear from the perspective of an economist with roots in the labor movement.

We want to make sure that when we say 'Indian country,' we include every member of a tribal community, whether or not they live on tribal territory.

Does the First Amendment guarantee a person the right to free speech, or does it guarantee them also to an audience?

Your testimony earlier today is powerful evidence of how the right to organize has helped your own family and families across this country.

Frankly, their claim just does not add up.

It is seemingly ignored by on the other side of the aisle, judging by what my Republican colleagues have said against the PRO Act, and in favor of bills to weaken the right to organize.