Ilhan Omar

I call them Moms for Dictatorship, for Disrespect, for Disinformation, for abuse, for harassment, for bullying

I look forward to making sure you have the resources that you need, and the Republicans do not succeed in stopping you from completing this effort.

Today I rise to pay my respects to the celebrated heroes of the Somali Youth League. On May 15, 1943, 13 brave, young, and bright men founded SYL to liberate Somalia from colonial control. Their mission was to see a free and united Somalia…

I also want to congratulate you on the student debt cancellation that the administration has implemented.

I cannot imagine the level, the level of disrespect that a child might feel

I feel like our education system is under assault.

For a long time Republicans spent so much time saying they were going to address the economic anxiety families were feeling, but overnight, they dreamed up a dangerous economic bill that would plunge families into economic depression…

In my district, a lot of retirees' hard-earned dollars are at risk, and many of them are worried about what might happen with some of the conversations around raising the retirement age.

Without the Bush and Trump tax cuts, debt as a percentage of the economy would be declining permanently.

It is estimated that these tax cuts have added $10 trillion to the debt since their enactment.

It is obviously clear with that that these tax cuts shouldn't even be on the table if we are trying to be serious about our fiscal responsibility.

I know that we have been investing in things like housing, creating affordable housing and making sure people are able to buy housing.

housing is a human right.

As my colleague on the other side of the aisle admittedly said, this is just another factor that gives us more tools, more ability to fully comprehend what is happening with our economy. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 14, after the period, insert the following: ``In estimating the inflationary effects of any…

I am not aware of, as you have just said, any decisions that are being made by lawmakers here in Congress, by local lawmakers that is saying we do not want parents' input.

I just hope that we put this argument that is not based on the actual facts that are taking place in our communities to be put to rest.

I know that you talk about the importance of holding institutions accountable for deceitful practices.

This debate today is about who gets to be an American. What opinions do we have to have to be counted as Americans? This is what this debate is about, Madam Speaker. There is this idea that you are suspect if you are an immigrant or if you…

I want to start out by thanking my community for reelecting me to serve Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District. Our State continues to have the highest voter turnout in the Nation. It is one of the easiest States to vote in and should be…

We need to keep the House, we need to win two more -- we need to get two more senators that are going to codify Roe v. Wade, and we need to keep the White House.

Mitch McConnell and the Republicans have been on record -- on the record, saying that if they were to get the House, the Senate, and the presidency, that they will ban abortion nationwide.

Our reproductive rights are under assault. Our -- the autonomy to our body is being under assault.

Dissent is fundamentally American. Protest is fundamentally American.

I thank the chairman for his leadership on this legislation and for working tirelessly to negotiate a solution. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my support for the Keep Kids Fed Act. As food costs continue to soar, this critical…