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@IlhanMN
Mom, Refugee and Congresswoman for #MN05. Progressive Caucus Deputy Chair. Fighting for a more just world.✨ HC.com/IlhanOmar 📚
Minneapolis, MNilhanomar.comJoined August 2012
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Ilhan Omar
@IlhanMN
I will continue to speak for the families who are seeking justice around the world— whether they are displaced in refugee camps or hiding under their bed somewhere like I was. I didn’t come to Congress to be silent. I came to Congress to be their voice.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks ahead of the vote to oust her from the Foreign Affairs Committee: "My leadership and voice will not be diminished if I'm not on this committee for one term. My voice will get louder and stronger...take your vote or not. I am here to stay."
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Ilhan Omar
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I am drawing up Articles of Impeachment. Donald J. Trump should be impeached by the House of Representatives & removed from office by the United States Senate. We can’t allow him to remain in office, it’s a matter of preserving our Republic and we need to fulfill our oath.
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Mr. President, As Members of Congress, the only country we swear an oath to is the United States. Which is why we are fighting to protect it from the worst, most corrupt and inept president we have ever seen.
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Donald J. Trump
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So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly......
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23 years ago, from a refugee camp in Kenya, my father and I arrived at an airport in Washington DC. Today, we return to that same airport on the eve of my swearing in as the first Somali-American in Congress. #Hope #Ilhan 🙏🏾
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Ilhan Omar
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Firstly, this is my country & I am a member of the House that impeached you. Secondly, I fled civil war when I was 8. An 8-year-old doesn’t run a country even though you run our country like one.
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Trump on Ilhan Omar: She’s telling us how to run our country. How did you do where you came from?
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Well sir, the floor of Congress is going to look like America... And you’re gonna have to just deal 😂
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Conservative pastor: "The floor of Congress is going to look like an Islamic republic" hill.cm/cJu6Czp
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Ilhan Omar
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Elections have consequences. Biden within hours of taking the oath of office was able to: revoke Muslim ban, rejoin Paris Climate Agreement, extend federal eviction moratorium, rescind Census orders to exclude non-citizens, preserve/fortify DACA and much more. It’s a new day.
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Why would Biden delay or suspend his campaign when we know Trump would’ve had ads up by noon today ridiculing Biden for testing positive? Get it together.
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Sorry,
@ALGOPHQ
, but this is a representative democracy. I was elected with 78% of the vote by the people of Minnesota's 5th District, not the Alabama Republican Party. If you want to clean up politics, maybe don’t nominate an accused child molester as your Senate candidate?
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Alabama Republicans approve resolution calling for Ilhan Omar to be expelled from Congress hill.cm/isGpgT9
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Ilhan Omar
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So the Republican Party supports forcing women to give birth against their will, but opposes providing childcare, paid leave or healthcare. Got it.
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Articles of Impeachment for introduction, so proud of everyone co-leading this effort with us. We need to move quickly to remove this President from office.
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Let’s be clear about this: if a Muslim woman was nominated to SCOTUS you would see Republicans lose their mind about her religious background... “Sharia law” would be trending right now. Miss me with the pearl-clutching and all this righteous talk about religious freedom.
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Ilhan Omar
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Hijab-wearing women and girls don’t need permission to exist. Noor ran her personal best this season, only to be told it didn’t count because she made the choice to wear a hijab. I’m standing with her. Every rule that is ignorant of religious freedom must be overturned.
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High school cross-country runner disqualified for wearing hijab hill.cm/uROQSSt
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I will officially introduce two articles of impeachment against Donald J. Trump tomorrow. 1) Abuse of power for attempting to overturn the election results in Georgia. 2) Incitement of violence for orchestrating an attempted coup against our country.
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Donald J. Trump
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This is totally illegal. Hope that the U.S. Attorney in Minnesota has this, and other of her many misdeeds, under serious review??? If not, why not??? We will win Minnesota because of her, and law enforcement. Saved Minneapolis & Iron O Range! twitter.com/BreitbartNews/…
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U.S. Capitol security failures need to be fully investigated. We spend billions of dollars on national security and today failed to protect our Nation’s Capital from a lawless mob. Unacceptable!
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Ilhan Omar
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They’re going to accuse anyone who cautions against war of “siding with our enemies” or “supporting terrorists.” This is the exact rhetoric that got us into the War in Iraq. Don’t fall for it.
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إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ Surely we belong to God and to him shall we return. It is with tremendous sadness and pain to say goodbye to my father, Nur Omar Mohamed. No words can describe what he meant to me and all who knew and loved him.
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It’s not possible to unite with people who want to overthrow our government. No unity without accountability. Pass it on.
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As countless people attend Easter service today, our prayers are with the people of Sri Lanka who lost loved ones in these horrible attacks. No person, of any faith, should be fearful in their house of worship.
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She is me, I am her! ❤️✊🏽
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wipes away tears as Rep. Ilhan Omar talks about her own experience as a refugee during a news conference to call on Congress to cut funding for ICE. More photos of the day: reut.rs/2Gsx6p6 📷 Jonathan Ernst
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wipes away tears as Rep. Ilhan Omar talks about her own experience as a refugee during a news conference to call on Congress to cut funding for ICE
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This country was founded on the ideas of justice, of liberty, of the pursuit of happiness. But these core beliefs are under threat. Each and every day. We are under threat by an administration that would rather cage children than pass comprehensive immigration reform.
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|￣￣￣￣￣￣ | | HOUSING | | IS A | | HUMAN | | RIGHT | | ＿＿＿＿＿__| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•)|| / 　 づ
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I will be honest and say it’s getting really scary to serve with people with guns, who dehumanize and target you. I fear that with no accountability, no recourse and calls to “move on” will turn this toxic environment into a deadly situation.
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War doesn’t have a reset button, I learned this lesson at the age of Eight. Lives will be lost, many innocent lives will be lost and the future of generations will be impacted. Let’s call for peace.
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Hi Jim, I survived war as a child and deal with post-traumatic stress disorder—much like many who have served or lived through war. It’s shameful that you as a member of Congress would erase the PTSD of survivors.
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) ( ) ) _(_____)____(_____(__(_ \ Denying /_ \ climate change / | \ doesn’t /___| \ make it / \ less / \_ real _/
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Stop saying “we can’t afford” Homes for All, Green New Deal or Medicare for All. If we didn't spend trillions on endless wars and tax breaks for millionaires, we could afford to house our homeless, care for our seniors, and save our planet. We suffer from greed, not scarcity.
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┻┳| ┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| ┻┳| ┳┻| _ ┻┳| •.•) housing is a human right ┳┻|⊂ﾉ ┻┳|
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Friendly reminder: Two Trillion 💵 bill just passed without anyone ever asking, “HOW ARE YOU GONNA PAY FOR IT?”
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I am introducing a bill this week to give: $1,000 to every American adult. $500 for every child. No exceptions. We need to support the American people NOW—and this is just a start.
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Attorney General Ellison is charging ALL officers involved in George Floyd’s killing with aiding and abetting murder, and charging Derek Chauvin with second degree murder. Overdue but necessary justice.
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Not gonna lie, it’s kinda fun watching a racist fool like this weeping about my presence in Congress 🤣🤣 No lies will stamp out my love for this country or my resolve to make our union more perfect. They will just have to get used to calling me Congresswoman!
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Andrew Lawrence
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An absolutely stunning racist attack on @IlhanMN from Tucker. I'm shocked She is "living proof that the way we practice immigration has become dangerous to this country" She "is a living fire alarm. A warning to the rest of us that we better change our immigration. Or else"
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We have the Senate, the House and the Presidency. Stop negotiating with a losing insurrectionist party who are trying to sabotage our democracy, pass the infrastructure package through reconciliation and abolish the filibuster.
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🗣 Counting ALL ballots isn’t the same as voting. You can’t stop ballots from being counted. This isn’t a dictatorship. This man is dangerous.
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We lose people in the hands of police. It’s not a slogan but a policy demand. And centering the demand for equitable investments and budgets for communities across the country gets us progress and safety.
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Obama: You lose people with "snappy" slogans like "defund the police" hill.cm/ZPEYKLW
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Ilhan Omar
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You all should end this charade and accept that this racist president wants every black/brown person deported and Muslims banned 🤦🏽‍♀️ His immigration policies say this much!
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Trump says if you don’t love America, leave it. He’s been bashing the U.S. for years.
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“Donald Trump is a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot.” ~ Sen. Lindsey Graham twitter.com/WritesTruths/s
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Lindsey Graham
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Something I have learned: If you are a Republican nominee for President – or President – you will be accused of being a racist. John Lewis compared John McCain’s campaign to being like that of George Wallace. It comes with the territory unfortunately.
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Rest assured, this day will not end without us finishing the work Congress is supposed to carry out. We will not let our Constitution be trampled on by a mob and threaten by a tyrant. Democracy will prevail.
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Can’t believe my little boy is celebrating his 15th birthday today. May he never lose this contagious laughter and joyful spirit, you’ll join me in wishing Adnan happy birthday.
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We have the articles of Impeachment already drafted. Monday isn’t early enough. The nation is waiting for us to respond ASAP.
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives will introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump as early as Monday, sources say cnn.it/3i3lxWk
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Ilhan Omar
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Fact, this buffoon looks down when she sees me at the Capitol, this whole story is made up. Sad she thinks bigotry gets her clout. Anti-Muslim bigotry isn’t funny & shouldn’t be normalized. Congress can’t be a place where hateful and dangerous Muslims tropes get no condemnation.
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Over the Thanksgiving break, Lauren Boebert said she was recently in a Capitol elevator with Ilhan Omar when a fretful Capitol police officer ran up. Lauren Boebert said: “Well, she doesn’t have a backpack. We should be fine.” Boebert then called Ilhan Omar, “jihad squad.”
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It is a little hard for me to take the hand-wringing about non-violent protests outside the homes of Supreme Court Justices seriously when the Supreme Court itself ruled protests outside the homes of *doctors who provide abortions* is protected by the 1st amendment.
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We need to send a clean bill with just $2,000 survival checks and a separate spending/covid relief bill. Negotiating everything into one bill is how we got here, since Trump wants to sign a bill with survival checks, let’s send one to his desk right away.
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It’s important to impeach & convict this president even if he has few days left in office. It will set a precedent. We must make it clear that no president can lead an insurrection against the U.S. government. What we do today will matter for the rest of this nation's history.
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The trauma of war is not only felt by the soldier on the battlefield. It is felt by the child huddled under the bed as bombs go off outside her window. I am that child and here in Congress I will always speak out against war.
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Hi
@realDonaldTrump
- You have trafficked in hate your whole life—against Jews, Muslims, Indigenous, immigrants, black people and more. I learned from people impacted by my words. When will you?
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President Trump says Rep. Omar's apology for Israel tweets was 'lame' mag.time.com/4FnfEgv
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My heart is breaking after today’s deadly shooting at Chabad Congregation in San Diego—on the last day of Passover and 6 months to the day after the Tree of Life shooting. We as a nation must confront the terrifying rise of religious hate and violence. Love trumps hate.
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Only 11 Republicans voted against the woman who called for the execution of the Speaker of the House. Meanwhile, 61 Republicans vote against the woman who voted to impeach Trump for inciting an insurrection. Let that sink in.
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In Minnesota, we know that organized people will always beat organized money. Tonight, our movement didn’t just win. We earned a mandate for change. Despite outside efforts to defeat us, we once again broke turnout records. Despite the attacks, our support has only grown.
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Women of color have heard this before. Instead of "we disagree," it's "she doesn't know what she's talking about." They have to make us feel small. This from an Administration that thinks climate change is a Chinese hoax.
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Pence: Omar "doesn't know what she's talking about" on Venezuela hill.cm/ZDyuv1M
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We are outraged the president would assassinate a foreign official, possibly setting off another war without Congressional authorization and has zero plan to deal with the consequences. But of course you know that.
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Ted Cruz
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According the the Obama Department of Defense, Qasem Soleimani was a terrorist directly responsible for the murder of over 500 US service men & women. Why are congressional Dems outraged that he’s finally dead? See more: militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-
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He will be impeached. Justice will be served. Thank you to the millions who responded to this attack on our democracy. Thank you to the hundreds of members who heard their calls.
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