Saturday, March 09, 2019

Some Tweets from US House Rep Ilhan Omar


  •  Pinned Tweet
    23 years ago, from a refugee camp in Kenya, my father and I arrived at an airport in Washington DC. Today, we return to that same airport on the eve of my swearing in as the first Somali-American in Congress. 🙏🏾
  •   Retweeted
    Paul Manafort: -$55 million in bank and tax fraud. -given 47 months. Fate Vincent Winslow: -sold $20 of marijuana. -given LIFE IN PRISON. Marijuana charges regularly net longer sentences than Manafort—we need to fix our broken system.
  • Happy International Women’s Day! I stand in solidarity with everyone who is fighting to protect the rights of women and girls, domestically and internationally ✊🏽
  •   Retweeted
    To be one of the first Muslim women in Congress on this is so special. I’m celebrating the women who paved the way and committing to fight for a . That includes and access to for women everywhere.
  • Our climate crisis needs urgent attention, I am grateful for these young organizers and look forward to joining them on the 15th of March! Hope to see a huge showing of Congressional leaders.
  • “My little sister is in first grade and she’s going to graduate high school in 2030, so to think that I get to have a childhood and she won’t even be able to reach adulthood [before things get worse]” ⁦⁩ on addressing climate change ✊🏽
  •   Retweeted
    Here's the list, plus Steve King of Iowa who voted "present".
  • HR1 will: - Make it easier to vote - End big money in politics - Ensure public officials work for the public interest We’re going to change Washington ! 💪🏽
  • It’s also not lost on me that today is . What better way to celebrate than to join the first female Speaker of the House and a record number of women in Congress to restore our democracy?
  • Today, I have the honor to vote with the likes of John Lewis—a man who put his life on the line for voting rights— to strengthen that democracy
  • On this day 24 years ago, my family arrived in the United States of America, a land of democracy and opportunity
  •   Retweeted
    BREAKING: It is with an immense amount of solidarity and support that we announce our first 2020 endorsements of , , , and in their re-election bids for the United States Congress. Full Statement: