Rep. Ilhan Omar Statement on Meeting with President Biden

Statement

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement after her first sit-down meeting with President Biden:

"As someone who spent her childhood in a war zone and refugee camp dreaming of coming to the United States of America, I never imagined that I would one day be meeting with the President of the United States in the Roosevelt Room as a Member of Congress.

"I want to thank the President for engaging with leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and for a productive and heartfelt discussion of our shared priorities as Democrats.

"We spoke with the President about the bold executive action agenda the Progressive Caucus released earlier this month. In particular, I thanked him for canceling student loan debt for defrauded students and certain students with disabilities, and urged him to take further action to fully cancel student debt. I also discussed the importance of expanding childcare and supporting the growing labor movement at chains like Starbucks. On foreign affairs, I stressed the importance of continuing to take action to support Afghan people, ending our involvement in the Yemen War, and addressing the global food crisis--especially in the wake of sanctions against Russia.

"Along with the leadership of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, I look forward to continued engagement."

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