Wins for the 5th District This Year

Fellow Minnesotan,

I hope this email finds you warm and well. As we close out 2022, I want to take a moment to reflect and get your thoughts on some of what we have accomplished for the 5th District in the past term.

Please let us know your thoughts below on your top policy priorities.

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This summer, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. This bill was the largest climate bill ever that will reduce carbon emissions by forty percent by 2030. The package also lowers the price of prescription drugs and makes healthcare more affordable for families and seniors– dramatically lowering out-of-pocket expenses for Medicare recipients and capping their monthly insulin costs at $35. It will drive over an estimated $6.6 billion of investment into Minnesota over the next decade. 

Another monumental accomplishment for our district was the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a major public safety package that will invest in desperately needed mental health support, violence prevention and intervention, and services for victims of gun violence. As the Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, I was able to negotiate major improvements to this bill to ensure funding was targeted to small police departments, and to increase funding for training, accountability, and data collection. The House also passed the most significant gun safety legislation in over 30 years. Both bills will help combat the gun violence epidemic and make our communities safer.

In the face of the Supreme Court overturning reproductive freedom, the House passed legislation to codify Roe v. Wade into law. Controlling decisions about your own body is a basic human right. I won’t stop fighting to protect reproductive rights. 

President Biden also signed into law $17 million in federal funding I fought for through the House Appropriations’ community project funding process for the 5th district. This funding directly invests in communities that were hit the hardest by both the pandemic and social unrest by addressing joblessness, housing and food insecurity, access to healthcare, and climate resiliency.

I will continue to fight to make sure all Minnesotans across our district have the resources they need to thrive.
 
Our work for a more equitable and just world continues.

Fighting for the 5th

Listening and Fighting for You 

My top priority is making sure members of our community are taken care of. My office is here to help, whether you’re having difficulties with Medicare, Social Security, the VA, Immigration, or any other federal agency. If you or someone you know needs assistance, please contact my district office at (612) 333–1272.

In service,

Ilhan Omar