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  Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
April 7, 2023 at 10:44 PM

April 2023: Welcoming President Biden to the 5th District

This week, I welcomed President Bident to Minnesota’s Fifth District to tour the Cummins Power Gener‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
April 6, 2023 at 2:37 PM

Thank you

I'm reaching out today because I wanted to take a moment to thank you. You're an incredibly important part of this team, and it's the support of people like you that is the reason we are going to build the kind of campaign we need to fight back against the right wing and win. I'm so grateful…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
March 31, 2023 at 9:33 PM

LIVE: Our fundraising progress

Open this email for a live look at our progress to tonight's fundraising goal Friends - We know we've sent a number of emails these past few days about tonight's official FEC fundraising deadline. There's no doubt about that. That's why we wanted to give you an update on where things stand …
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
March 31, 2023 at 2:03 PM

Frederick, Nicholas, Carole, and you?

Our goals are ambitious, but they're not arbitrary We'll be direct, folks: Our team has set some very ambitious goals ahead of tonight's official FEC fundraising deadline, and when we launched our end-of-quarter push earlier this week, we honestly weren't sure if we were going to reach them …
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  AOC, Ayanna, Cori, Ilhan, Jamaal, and Rashida · [email protected]
March 30, 2023 at 9:03 PM

A message from the Squad Victory Fund

We’ll need all the support we can get if we want to keep advancing life-changing policies in Congress. Friends — AOC, Ayanna, Cori, Ilhan, Jamaal and Rashida here! If you haven’t already heard, all six of us are gearing up to meet a very important deadline at the end of the month. The Feder…
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
March 30, 2023 at 2:43 PM

I never could have imagined this

Friends, One thing you may know about my story is that I am a refugee. When I was just a young child, my family was forced to escape civil war in Somalia, and we took sanctuary in a Kenyan refugee camp for four years. We didn't always have food, or running water. But we did always hold out h…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
March 29, 2023 at 10:03 PM

Quick math

We think 166 people standing with our campaign shows a heck of a lot more strength than one. $19.85, Team. That's the average contribution Ilhan's supporters have chipped in to our campaign so far this year. That's a fact we're incredibly proud of, and it's one that we hope you're proud of …
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
March 28, 2023 at 5:33 PM

Do you remember it?

When our movement stands together like I know it can, it all adds up to something special. June 5, 2018. Do you remember it? I'll never forget it — that was the day we launched our first campaign for Congress. The truth is, I had no idea what to expect. I knew we had a large number of suppor…
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
March 27, 2023 at 4:04 PM

Please add your name to my petition condemning Islamophobia and bigoted violence in all its forms. This is important.

As we begin the holy month of Ramadan, we must reaffirm that all people of faith have the right to worship without fear. Friends - For almost two billion Muslims worldwide, last week marked the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. To me, Ramadan means fasting and prayer. It means charity…
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  Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
March 22, 2023 at 6:32 PM

March 2023: Congressional Update

I hope you and your family are staying safe during these winter storms. I wanted to update you on‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
March 22, 2023 at 5:54 PM

Add your name if you agree: It's time to pass the Universal School Meals Act and ensure no child in our country goes hungry.

It is unacceptable that in the wealthiest country in the world a child can be turned away from a meal because they cannot afford it. Friends - As you may have seen, last week my home of Minnesota became the 3rd state in the country to pass a universal school meals bill into law. This now m…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
March 19, 2023 at 4:03 PM

(bump) Blood in the water

Just making sure you saw Ilhan's note from earlier this week. We've set some ambitious fundraising goals for this month's official FEC deadline, because it's critically important that we send a powerful message about our campaign's strength. So please: Take a look at Ilhan's message below, a…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
March 15, 2023 at 11:03 PM

how this works & why we'll win

Friends — this'll be one of the shorter emails we send you this month, because to be honest we're pretty short on time. Here's the situation: Team Ilhan's mid-month fundraising drive ends at midnight. We don't have as many contributions today as we had hoped we would. Our campaign's strength…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
March 15, 2023 at 10:30 PM

how this works & why we'll win

  Friends — this'll be one of the shorter emails we send you this month, because to be honest we're pretty short on time. Here's the situation: Team Ilhan's mid-month fundraising drive ends at midnight. We don't have as many contributions today as we had hoped we would. Our cam…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
March 15, 2023 at 2:03 PM

is there ANYTHING we can say?

The only way this movement works is if we're in it together. Friends - Is there ANYTHING we can say to convince you to make a $3 contribution to stand with Ilhan Omar today? What if we told you that this month we're facing a critical FEC fundraising deadline, and we're counting on your suppo…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
March 15, 2023 at 1:30 PM

is there ANYTHING we can say?

The only way this movement works is if we're in it together.   Friends - Is there ANYTHING we can say to convince you to make a $5 contribution to stand with Ilhan Omar today? What if we told you that this month we're facing a critical FEC fundraising deadline, and we're counting …
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
March 14, 2023 at 6:13 PM

Blood in the water

They want to know if there's blood in the water. We need to show them that our movement stands stronger than ever. Friends - I'm writing today to ask you to make a $3 contribution to our people-powered campaign, but before I do, please give me a chance to explain why. Here's the deal: March …
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
March 11, 2023 at 4:12 PM

We'll get right to the point:

  Friends - We know it's the weekend, so we'll get right to the point: Can you make a $5 contribution to Ilhan Omar today, ahead of this month's official FEC fundraising deadline? This deadline is an important one for our campaign, and the truth is that right now we're at risk of…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
March 9, 2023 at 11:02 PM

(bump) Humbly asking for your $5 contribution ahead of this month's official FEC fundraising deadline

  We wanted to make sure you saw Ilhan's note about this month's FEC fundraising deadline, and why it's so important that our movement continue to build on our incredible momentum. Please make a $5 contribution to stand with Ilhan before our fundraising numbers go public. Every…
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
March 7, 2023 at 10:33 PM

All eyes on us

It's so important that we send an unmistakable message about our movement's strength   Hey, it's Ilhan. In just a moment, I'm going to ask you to make a donation — of $5 or anything you can. But first, let me tell you why that donation is so important to the success of our campaig…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
March 4, 2023 at 5:19 PM

$1.

  $1. That's the donation we're asking you to make to show you stand with Ilhan Omar today. That's right — just $1. $1 to ensure our people-powered campaign has the resources we need to fight back against the right wing and their attacks this cycle. $1 because at the end of this …
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
March 1, 2023 at 10:23 PM

Your Signature is Requested → Add your name to personally endorse Ilhan Omar for Congress

We're looking for a LOT of signatures today Hi friends —we're reaching out today to ask you to add your name and personally endorse Ilhan Omar for Congress. ENDORSE ILHAN Here's why: Thanks to our grassroots progressive movement, Ilhan was re-elected to serve her third term in the People's H…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
March 1, 2023 at 12:03 AM

we promise we'll keep this short

  We'll keep this short: We're writing to ask if you can contribute before tonight's February fundraising deadline ends in just a few hours. Ilhan's faced endless attacks from the right-wing since Kevin McCarthy became Speaker of the House this month, and our team has set some am…
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  Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
February 28, 2023 at 9:49 PM

February 2023: Join Our Telephone Town Hall Tonight

Tonight, I'll be hosting my first tele-town hall at 6pm CT to hear directly from you and carry your ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
February 28, 2023 at 5:02 PM

Good news and bad news

We have two choices today   Friends — we're emailing today with some good news, and some bad news. Here it goes. GOOD NEWS: As it stands, we've received nearly 2.5x as many grassroots contributions in February as we had at this point in January. That's incredible — and it's all t…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
February 28, 2023 at 12:16 AM

Ambitious? Yes. Unreachable? Absolutely not.

Picture this in your mind…   I want you to picture 2024 in your mind, team… Election season is in full swing. The presidential race is heating up. In Minnesota's 5th district, volunteers from Team Ilhan are out knocking doors, canvassing neighborhoods, and talking to voters about …
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
February 26, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Add your name if you agree: The Supreme Court must reinstate the Biden administration's student debt forgiveness program

This is a crisis — period.   Friends — This week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Biden administration's case to reinstate the President's plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt. A victory would result in more than 40 million Americans seeing up to $20,000…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
February 25, 2023 at 5:01 PM

2,466 votes

Everything adds up quick when we're all doing our part.   114,567 ballots were cast in last August’s primary election in Minnesota's 5th district. 50.3% of them were for Ilhan. That’s a margin of just 2,466 votes. We won’t lie to you: If we’re going to win again in 2024 and keep I…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
February 22, 2023 at 11:15 PM

Looking for a LOT of responses today:

  The people and the issues. That's what makes our movement so special. That's why hearing directly from our top supporters about what's on your mind is one of the most important parts of Ilhan's work in Congress — and it's why we're reaching out today to ask: Can you take 2 minu…
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
February 19, 2023 at 8:33 PM

Writing to ask for $5 to stand with me and Rashida in the fight against hate

Rashida and I will never give up in our collective struggle for justice   Friends — In just a minute, I'm going to ask you to split a contribution — of $5 or anything you can — between my sister in service Rashida Tlaib and our campaign. Let me explain why this ask is so important…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
February 16, 2023 at 12:01 AM

1️⃣, 2️⃣, 3️⃣.

The clock's ticking.   Friends — With the clock ticking down ahead of tonight's mid-month fundraising deadline, we wanted to share three reasons to make your first $5 contribution to Ilhan Omar today: 1️⃣. With the Republican leadership making Ilhan one of their top-priority targe…
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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
February 15, 2023 at 6:30 PM

See this guy?

You may remember him from such political stunts as…   See this guy? That's Kevin McCarthy. You may remember him from such political stunts as "Failing to Get Elected Speaker of the House 14 Times in a Row" and "Kicking Ilhan Omar off the Foreign Affairs Committee as a Petty Act o…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
February 14, 2023 at 11:32 PM

Humbly asking for your support

It's incredibly important that we start this campaign cycle strong   Friends — We're reaching out today to humbly ask if you can make your first $5 contribution before our mid-month fundraising drive ends tomorrow. Here's the truth: Tomorrow at midnight, we'll be halfway through o…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
February 11, 2023 at 3:43 PM

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You can guarantee it.   Good morning! We know it's a Saturday, so we'll get right to it — can you make a $5 contribution to stand with Ilhan today? Here's why: The Republican Party has already made it clear that Ilhan is one of their top targets in the 2024 campaign cycle. That m…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
February 10, 2023 at 7:11 PM

$5, because...

  $5, team. That's the donation we're asking you to make to stand with Ilhan Omar today. That's right — $5. $5 because the GOP has already made Ilhan one of their top targets this cycle, and their attacks and lies are just getting started. $5 because our campaign is powered by sm…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
February 7, 2023 at 10:09 PM

$25 from Bill. $10 from Margarita. $5 from you?

The support we've seen this week has been nothing short of incredible.   Friends - After Kevin McCarthy and the House GOP voted to kick Ilhan off the Foreign Affairs Committee last week, we weren't quite sure what to expect. We knew that our movement had stood together at tough ti…
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
February 5, 2023 at 5:30 PM

I am an American

When you push power, power pushes back.   Who gets to be an American? What opinions do you have to have to be counted as an American? That's what the debate over my removal from the House Foreign Affairs Committee was all about. The idea that you are suspect if you are an immigran…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
February 4, 2023 at 5:33 PM

the "stupidest vote in the world"

We couldn't agree more.   Friends - As you may have heard, the House GOP voted this week to kick Ilhan off the Foreign Affairs Committee. After it was done, one Republican member of Congress was overheard in an elevator calling it the "stupidest vote in the world." Well, we couldn…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
February 3, 2023 at 5:40 PM

Today's an important day for our movement to show that we're in this together

Bumping Ilhan's message to the top of your inbox   Team — we wanted to make sure you didn't miss the news from yesterday: Kevin McCarthy and his right-wing allies have kicked Ilhan off of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. This comes after months of threats and targeted personal…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
February 3, 2023 at 12:59 AM

Is there ANYTHING we can say?

All eyes are on us right now. Let's show the strength of the movement we've built together.   Friends - Is there ANYTHING we can say to convince you to make a $5 contribution to stand with Ilhan Omar today? What if we told you that earlier today, Kevin McCarthy and his right-wing …
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  Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
February 2, 2023 at 9:26 PM

February 2023: What Happened Today and Highlights From Last Month

Today, as you may have seen, the House Republican Majority took a partisan vote to silence me and‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
February 2, 2023 at 6:07 PM

I was just removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee

Nobody — not Kevin McCarthy, not the Republican Party, not the billionaires who fund them — will ever stop me in my fight for a more equitable, just, and peaceful world.   Kevin McCarthy kept his word. After 4 proud years of service, I was just removed from the House Foreign Affai…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
January 31, 2023 at 11:51 PM

BREAKING: House Rules Committee meeting TONIGHT to discuss kicking Ilhan off Foreign Affairs Committee

We'll keep this quick, because the truth is we don't have much time   Friends - We'll keep this quick, because the truth is we don't have much time. News just broke that GOP leaders on the House Rules Committee are meeting TONIGHT to discuss a resolution that would kick Ilhan off …
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
January 31, 2023 at 3:01 PM

I never could have imagined this:

I wouldn't have believed you if you told me.   Friends - One thing you may know about me is that I am a refugee. When I was just a young child, my family escaped the Somali Civil War and took sanctuary in a Kenyan refugee camp for four years. We didn't always have enough food or r…
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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]
January 30, 2023 at 3:47 PM

I'm writing to ask you to contribute to Ilhan Omar's campaign for Congress. She's facing a new barrage of attacks from the right wing, and is counting on our support. Thank you. - B

Ilhan is a leader with immense strength and courage, and she's counting on our support.   Friends — In just a moment, I'm going to ask you to make a $5 contribution to my friend Ilhan Omar's re-election campaign for Congress. But first, I'd like to explain why this request is so i…
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
January 29, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Please give me a chance to explain

So long as I'm advocating for working people in Congress, they'll be there, doing and spending whatever it takes to defeat us.   Hey team, it's Ilhan. I'll be direct — can I count on you to make your first $5 contribution to our re-election campaign for Congress? Here's the situa…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
January 28, 2023 at 3:02 PM

We're not waiting for the other shoe to drop.

This one isn't isn't over.   Friends —  Earlier this week, Kevin McCarthy removed Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee, and we already know Ilhan is next on his list. Well, we're not sitting around waiting for the other shoe to drop. Ilhan's fighting…
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
January 26, 2023 at 3:20 PM

Kevin McCarthy's cheap political stunts

McCarthy has already made good on two of his promises to his right-wing allies and corporate donors, and I'm his next target.   Friends — it's officially happened. Kevin McCarthy and the House Republicans have removed both Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell from their House I…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
January 24, 2023 at 10:15 PM

We won’t stop fighting — no matter what Kevin McCarthy and his far-right allies continue to throw our way.

  Friends — As you read this, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working overtime to fulfill his promises and kick Ilhan, Rep. Adam Schiff, and Rep. Eric Swalwell off their House committee assignments. You may have seen his bigoted, personal attacks against Ilhan in the headlines — …
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
January 22, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Ilhan wants to hear from you directly:

  Now that the 118th Congress is officially underway and our team is gearing up for the important fights ahead, we have a quick request for you today: Will you take two minutes and submit our first Team Ilhan Issues Survey of the year? We want to know where our movement's priorit…
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