Today begins a new chapter in America, friends.

President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris are ready to get to work building a better world for all Americans, and I can’t wait to work with this new administration to implement bold solutions and create meaningful change for the people.

I am excited about President Biden’s promises to end the Muslim ban, reenter the Paris Climate Agreement, reinstate DACA, and increase refugee admissions by over 100,000 this year. His legislative agenda will help undo the damage of the last four years.

But this is just the beginning.

We cannot be too bold in responding to this pandemic. People do not just need one time $2,000 survival checks — they need monthly payments until the pandemic ends. We don’t just need a rent moratorium — we need rent cancellation and mortgage payments, so people are not shackled with debt when the moratorium ends.

There is so much President Biden can do through executive orders that would have a tangible impact on millions of people’s lives — from forgiving student debt to lowering drug prices to implementing a $15/hour federal minimum wage.

We now have the opportunity to carry out the most progressive agenda our country has ever seen. This is our chance to create the America I dreamed about as a refugee — a country where anything is possible, and all people have the opportunity to thrive.

I am rooting for President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, and hope you'll join me in rooting for them, too.

In radical solidarity,

Ilhan Omar