Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

February 9, 2022 at 6:01 PM

Our work to cancel student loan debt

America does not suffer from scarcity — we suffer from greed.   Team, I’ve always said that America does not suffer from scarcity — we suffer from greed, and that couldn’t be more clear when looking at the student loan debt crisis. Student loan interest is on hold during the pande…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

February 7, 2022 at 11:53 PM

We aren't going anywhere.

  With a new year brings new congressional district lines. In Michigan, for the first time, our district lines were drawn by an independent commission rather than gerrymandered by our Republican-controlled legislature. This has resulted in my current congressional district―MI-13…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

February 4, 2022 at 7:01 PM

re: your endorsement.

Will you join us?   Team — When I first ran for Congress there was one thing I kept coming back to. Something I said to myself and to voters over and over: I believe that a better world is possible. A lot has happened since then: A global pandemic. A deadly insurrection and attack…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

February 4, 2022 at 12:00 AM

re: your endorsement

Will you join us?   Team — When I first ran for Congress there was one thing I kept coming back to. Something I said to myself and to voters over and over: I believe that a better world is possible. A lot has happened since then: A global pandemic. A deadly insurrection and attack…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

February 2, 2022 at 10:01 PM

[WATCH] 3 years of progress in 3-ish minutes

We’re doing something a little different to kick off our re-election campaign:   Team — We’re doing something a little different to kick off our re-election campaign — looking back at all the progress we’ve made over the last 3 years in 3 minutes (more or less). You can watch our …

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

February 1, 2022 at 10:05 PM

Ilhan’s big announcement

  Team, we’re reaching out to make sure you heard the news: Ilhan is running for re-election to Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District — and she’s counting on your grassroots support to build a strong foundation of resources! Can you chip in any amount — whether it’s $3, $10, or…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

February 1, 2022 at 12:11 AM

Announcing my re–election campaign

  I wanted you to hear it from me first, friends — I’m officially running for re-election to Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District. I’m running again because I love my district, and I believe a better world is possible. And while we’ve made a lot of progress, our job’s not don…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

January 30, 2022 at 11:17 PM

What Ilhan is fighting for:

Counting on your support ahead of our end-of-month deadline.   If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: CHIP IN $5 NOW CHIP IN $10 NOW CHIP IN $25 NOW CHIP IN $50 NOW …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

January 28, 2022 at 7:54 PM

Our deadline

  We need progressive, people-first voices in Congress, team. That’s why I ran for Congress in the first place — we simply don’t have enough leaders who are willing to put people over corporate profit. We don’t have enough representatives who know what it’s like to be burdened wi…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

January 26, 2022 at 11:53 PM

[Add your name] Cancel student loan debt

  Team, Let’s be clear: The U.S. government could cancel student loan debt with the flick of a pen. Taking action couldn’t be more important when student debt payments could resume as early as May. That would spell disaster for the millions of people in delinquency or default who…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

January 24, 2022 at 6:01 PM

My friend Nida Allam:

I hope you’ll join me in supporting her campaign.   Team, Nida Allam is running for Congress in North Carolina to lift up her community and deliver a living wage, Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and other urgently needed policies North Carolinians are counting on. In a moment,…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

January 23, 2022 at 6:02 PM

My friend Nida Allam

I hope you’ll join me in supporting her campaign.   Team, Nida Allam is running for Congress in North Carolina to lift up her community and deliver a living wage, Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and other urgently needed policies North Carolinians are counting on. In a moment,…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

January 16, 2022 at 10:45 PM

All hands on deck

  Team, we’re hitting the ground running into the election year and we’re going to need all hands on deck. It’s especially important to ramp up our fundraising right now, when: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy vowed to kick Ilhan off the Foreign Affairs Committee if Republic…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

January 15, 2022 at 5:01 PM

We must act on voting rights (petition)

  Team — Last I checked, the American people elected a Democratic majority to Congress. Yet, thanks to Republicans’ abuse of the filibuster and two conservative Senate Democrats’ refusal to abolish it, so much of the progress tens of millions of people voted for is being blocked …

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

January 13, 2022 at 11:03 PM

This is only the start of what Kevin McCarthy will do if Democrats lose the House

  Team — thank you for the support you’ve shown Ilhan in the past few days. So many of you stepped up after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy brazenly vowed to remove Ilhan from the Foreign Affairs committee if the GOP takes back the majority. But let’s be clear: This is only …

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

January 13, 2022 at 12:01 AM

Looking for your response

Take our survey >>   Team — Progressives fought hard to deliver bold, transformative change that meets the moment last year. But our work is far from over. Ilhan is working every day to address the student debt crisis, make school meals universal, and pressure the Senate to …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 10:32 PM

Guantánamo Bay

Sign our petition:   Today marks 20 years of one of our country’s greatest shames. Two decades ago today, the United States opened the detention camp in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where nearly 800 Muslim men and boys would eventually be held captive. Lawlessness and cruelty have follo…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

January 10, 2022 at 10:18 PM

re: Kevin McCarthy’s plan

This is concerning.   Republicans have taken bitter partisanship to the next level, team. Trump loyalist Kevin McCarthy just confirmed that if Republicans take back the House this year, he’ll kick Ilhan off the Foreign Affairs Committee. From day one, Ilhan has fought for a more j…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

January 6, 2022 at 9:08 PM

One year ago today

This day will be seared in my memory forever.   Friends, One year ago today, we saw a violent, deadly attack on our Capitol and our democracy. This day will be seared in my memory forever. I was at the Capitol, fearing for my life and the lives of other Members and staff, not know…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

January 4, 2022 at 11:55 PM

gratitude

  Friends, I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude. Time and time again, you’ve shown your support for our people-first movement — by signing a petition in support of bold change, volunteering your time, or chipping in whatever you’re able to power our work. It’s your g…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 10:00 PM

re: cash on hand

  Team — When we say this movement counts on people like you giving what you can, when you can, we really mean it. Unlike far too many politicians in Washington, Ilhan doesn’t spend all her time on the phone with mega-donors or take money from corporate PACs hell-bent on stopping…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

December 28, 2021 at 11:06 PM

Here’s why your support matters so much:

  Friends, we’ve overcome so many challenges together this year and accomplished so much thanks to the grassroots support of this movement. Before I ask you to chip in toward our critical end-of-year goal, let me share why your support matters so much. At the beginning of the yea…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

December 23, 2021 at 9:08 PM

this coming year won’t be easy

But your support will make all the difference.   We’ll be honest, team — if you’ve seen the headlines, you know it’s been a tough several weeks. Ilhan has faced attack after attack from the far-right, and Joe Manchin came out against the Build Back Better Act — delaying progress o…

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  Barbara Lee · [email protected]

December 21, 2021 at 10:20 PM

Ilhan asked me to reach out

All we’ve worked for is at stake.   Hi friend, Barbara Lee here — Ilhan’s colleague in Congress and the OG progressive in the People’s House. Ilhan suggested I reach out to you before our upcoming end-of-year fundraising deadlines. But before I make a request, I want to share the …

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

December 21, 2021 at 12:18 AM

FWD: This is bullsh*t.

  We wanted to make sure you saw the news, team. Joe Manchin is a “no” on the Build Back Better Act that Ilhan worked so hard to make a reality. Manchin’s excuses for being against the legislation were, like Ilhan said, bullshit — but she’s not backing down now. Ilhan won’t let up…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

December 19, 2021 at 10:33 PM

This is bullsh*t

Joe Manchin is failing the American people.   Team, this is bullshit — Conservative Democrat Joe Manchin just dealt a blow to workers and families across the country, announcing that he can’t get on board with the Build Back Better Act. Manchin says he’s rejecting this critical bi…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

December 15, 2021 at 3:39 PM

FWD: We’re so close to taking action against Islamophobia.

  We did it, team: The House just passed the Combating International Islamophobia Act to take concrete action to combat Islamophobia around the world. We know this bill will face opposition from far-right Republicans in the Senate. But you helped us put the pressure on the House t…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

December 14, 2021 at 8:39 PM

We’re so close to taking action against Islamophobia

  Friends, the House is about to vote on my Combating International Islamophobia Act — a bill that will finally address the spike in anti-Muslim incidents around the world. We’ve recently seen the horrific murders of three generations of a Muslim family in Canada. A gunman target…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

December 12, 2021 at 11:09 PM

[Add your name] Cancel student debt

  Team — Unless the current administration cancels student debt immediately, tens of millions of people will be forced to resume making student loan payments on February 1st. But right now, 89% of borrowers cannot afford to begin making student loan payments again in February, ac…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

December 9, 2021 at 2:52 PM

Hold the far-right accountable for their blatant Islamophobia (petition)

  We now know that far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert has directly called Ilhan, her own colleague in the U.S. House of Representatives, a “terrorist” — on top of her already hateful Islamophobic tropes that have incited threats on Ilhan’s life. There are no words, friends. No one sho…

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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]

December 7, 2021 at 11:07 PM

The far-right is trying to distract us

Help us fight back:   While the Islamophobic far-right has been busy attacking Ilhan and other Muslims, here’s what she’s been up to, team: Fighting back against anti-Muslim smears by working to pass the Combating International Islamophobia Act to address Islamophobia around the …

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  Rep. Eric Swalwell · [email protected]

December 5, 2021 at 11:40 PM

re: the GOP’s attacks against Ilhan

  Folks, No one should have to live in fear of discrimination — not in the halls of Congress or anywhere else. But Ilhan has received death threat after death threat since she was elected to Congress — and some of our Republican colleagues have even directly contributed with thei…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

December 4, 2021 at 9:15 PM

FWD: Add your name: I stand with Ilhan and Muslims across the country.

  Friends, we’re reaching out to make sure you have the opportunity to tell Ilhan and Muslims across the United States that you’re standing with them in the wake of the far-right’s Islamophobic smears. Ilhan has faced anti-Muslim attacks for most of her life, especially since she…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

December 3, 2021 at 9:07 PM

Rashida and I refuse to stay silent

We won’t stand down in the face of hate.   Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and I aren’t staying silent in the face of the anti-Muslim attacks from the far-right wing of Congress — not now and not ever. Let’s be clear: We may have seen an uptick in attacks in recent days, but this is f…

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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]

December 2, 2021 at 11:06 PM

Add your name: I stand with Ilhan and Muslims across the country

  Team, Over the past week, Ilhan has faced anti-Muslim attack after attack from far-right Members of Congress — inciting an increase in hateful messages, voicemails, and death threats. And she’s not alone in the hatred and discrimination she experiences. Anti-Muslim attacks are …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

December 2, 2021 at 1:38 AM

an uptick in Islamophobic attacks

  Friends, I want to thank you for the outpouring of support you’ve shown in the midst of this uptick in anti-Muslim, xenophobic attacks from far-right Members of Congress and — no surprise here — Donald Trump. I want to be clear that these attacks are not just against me — they …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

December 1, 2021 at 1:49 AM

Islamophobia has no place anywhere

  Friends, Islamophobia has no place anywhere — especially in the halls of Congress. But week after week, Republicans in Congress have made vile, anti-Muslim comments about me and people who look and worship like me. Recently, one of my far-right colleagues has only escalated her…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 9:23 PM

FWD: In America, we don't just tolerate religious differences — we celebrate them, too

  Friends, I wanted to make sure you saw this beautiful message from my daughter. From a young age I have faced hate and discrimination — from when my classmates put chewing gum in my hijab, to the Islamophobic comments my far-right colleagues make today. But our movement has alwa…

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  Isra, · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 12:54 AM

In America, we don't just tolerate religious differences — we celebrate them, too.

  Hello, it’s Isra, Ilhan’s daughter. You've probably seen all the headlines — a far-right Member of Congress is smearing my mom's name again with Islamophobic, hateful tropes. That kind of hate is why, when my mom first ran for office, some people misguidedly advised her not to …

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

November 28, 2021 at 12:55 AM

Our work isn’t done

  Team, Ilhan fights every day to give everyone a real shot at the American Dream — no matter their income or ZIP code. That’s why she held the line to make sure the Build Back Better Act was brought forward with the needs of the people in mind — not corporations or the ultra-wea…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

November 24, 2021 at 9:54 PM

putting people first

  Friends, My job is to do everything I can to make life better for people — not corporations. That’s why, month after month, I've held the line to help pass a Build Back Better Act that puts working people and families first. We finally passed it in the House last week, and we'r…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

November 23, 2021 at 12:48 AM

Not-so-good news

  Team, We shared good news with you last week when House Democrats passed the Build Back Better Act — getting us one huge step closer to making paid leave, affordable housing, lower prescription drug costs, and more a reality. But today, we unfortunately have some not-so-good ne…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

November 19, 2021 at 3:52 PM

We did it!

The House just passed the Build Back Better Act!   We did it. This morning, House Democrats finally passed the Build Back Better Act — making once-in-a-generation investments in workers, families, and our planet. Month after month, corporate lobbyists from Big Pharma, tech compani…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

November 18, 2021 at 12:45 AM

The GOP’s attacks

  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy just threatened to remove Ilhan and several fellow Democrats from their committee assignments if the GOP takes back the House majority next year. This is all in retaliation for House Democrats rightfully voting to censure and remove McCarthy…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

November 16, 2021 at 10:28 PM

building on our momentum

  Team, tonight is our mid-month deadline — but before we get into that, we have even bigger news: The House could vote on the once-in-a-generation Build Back Better Act as soon as this week — delivering transformative change in the form of paid family and medical leave, Medicare…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

November 15, 2021 at 1:01 AM

We’ll get right to the point

  We’ll get straight to the point, team. We’re nearly halfway through the month, but we’re not on track to reach our November fundraising goal. Our small-dollar campaign refuses to accept corporate PAC donations. Instead, we rely on individual donations of $5, $10, or more at a t…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

November 13, 2021 at 9:05 PM

Will you share your year-end priorities with Ilhan?

Take the survey >>   Hi there — Ilhan asked us to reach out to you personally to check in on your priorities. Ilhan is fighting in Congress every day to deliver bold, transformative change — from universal school meals, to student debt cancellation, to passing the Build Back…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

November 10, 2021 at 11:01 PM

re: Mitch McConnell

  The Hill: "McConnell: 2022 midterms will be 'very good election for Republicans'" Team, Mitch McConnell just said he’s confident that “the wind is going to be at [Republicans’] back in both the House and Senate” in 2022. We can’t afford to let him be right. In 2020, people acro…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

November 8, 2021 at 9:39 PM

[Add your name] Abolish the filibuster to protect voting rights

  Team, Senate Republicans just blocked critical voting rights legislation for the fourth time this year. Ilhan and House Democrats passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in August to restore the Voting Rights Act and expand access to the ballot box. But the Republic…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

November 4, 2021 at 8:54 PM

Big news on Build Back Better:

  Big news, team: The House is set to vote on both parts of the Build Back Better agenda. That means we’re one step closer to turning policies, including lower prescription drug costs, paid leave, Medicare expansion, and bold climate action, into reality. Corporate lobbyists are …

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