Friends -
I am someone who has survived war and experienced injustice firsthand, who is alive today because I was welcomed into this country as a refugee.
28 years ago I arrived in America as a young refugee. I would never in my wildest dreams have imagined that I would have the opportunity to represent the community that welcomed me with open arms in Congress.
I never imagined that I would have the privilege to directly impact policy in ways that would make our world, our democracy and our economy better for working families like mine. I get to wake up every day and fight for little girls like me dreaming of a safer future.
When I got to Congress, my colleagues and the DC pundits told me that I was destined to fail. They said the first Somali, refugee, Muslim, Hijabi-wearing and only African-born person in Congress couldn’t lead our movement in an institution with rules not created for us. They said I would never succeed in creating change.
But we did not back down. We fought hard for our ideas. We forced climate action to the top of the agenda. We empowered Medicare to finally negotiate prescription drug prices. We made justice our priority.
But this work is far from over, and the insiders and special interests who never wanted me in Congress are going to come back with more money and resources than ever before to try to take me down in 2024.
ADD YOUR NAMEWhen I was first elected to Congress in 2018, our ideas were called radical.
Together, our progressive movement made these ideas mainstream. We demanded an economy that works for the many, not the few. All of us — and especially young people — deserve a country that lives up to her promise of justice for all.
There’s no doubt that these ideas have put a constant target on me from Republicans and their corporate allies. The DC insiders and special interests that thrive on the status quo have come after me nonstop. Every election, they recruit another challenger who will fall in line with their agenda, and their super PACs pump my district full of dark money to try to silence all of us.
They are already preparing to do it again in 2024. But I didn’t come to Congress to be silent. I came to Congress to be a voice for you. For working families. For little girls like me. And for those who have felt ignored or silenced for too long.
Today, I need you to add your voice to mine as we prepare for the fights ahead.
It may seem like a small action, but your voice is powerful. It’s a way to say that you are with our progressive movement for the fights ahead.
Our movement’s greatest strength is our collective power. Together, we will secure real change and a just future.
In solidarity,
Ilhan Omar
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