Ilhan Omar voted against the debt relief for Somalia

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Minnesota Congresswoman Omar is happy debt relief will be going to Somalia--but voted no on the bill granting that relief, and on another bill, because she says they "fail to hold" President Trump "accountable for his human rights abuses" while also giving "$1.3 billion" to "Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi."

Rep. Ilhan Omar issued the following statement on securing debt relief for Somalia in H.R. 1158 – the DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act.

I am thrilled we were able to secure debt relief for Somalia today. Somalia continues to hold crushing amounts of debt—which holds back the economy and keeps millions of Somalis in poverty. This doesn’t just have an impact on Somalis in Somalia, but on the thousands of Somali- Americans who live in my district and have family in the region.

“This debt relief package is a major milestone that validates the incredible progress that Somalia has made in the past several years. This should not be seen as the end, but the beginning of renewed diplomatic engagement with the country. There is still more that must be done when it comes to strengthening democracy, respect for human rights, and the relationship between Villa Somalia, regional governments and the people. The U.S. can play a major role in all of this.

“Debt relief is a step in the right direction, and I look forward to continuing to work for the free, peaceful, democratic Somalia we all want to see.”

Later, after praising the debt relief Somalia will receive from H.R. 1158, Rep. Omar announced she would be voting no on H.R. 1865, the National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act and on H.R. 1158.

Today, the House passed two bills that fail to hold this president accountable for his human rights abuses—both foreign and domestic. Rather than using our mandate for reform, the national security bill passed today maintains the status quo in foreign policy, giving the president a blank check to continue unwinnable wars, allows him to fund his racist border wall, and increases funding for human rights abuses under ICE.

"This is simply unconscionable. It will have devastating impacts on our undocumented communities and further destabilize our foreign policy. The second package maintains the global gag rule and the Hyde amendment, creates a backdoor way to eliminate aid and starve the Palestinian people, recognizes support for Juan Guaidó as President of Venezuela and includes $1.3 billion in military funding for Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

“The bills are not without positive provisions. I was proud to see three of my amendments included in the final package—including an amendment to combat corruption and impunity in the Northern Triangle, another to increase funding for HUD’s office of manufactured housing, and an amendment to stop Trump’s abuse of a clean energy loan program. As I said earlier, securing debt relief for Somalia is a major milestone for me, for the country and for U.S. engagement. I’m also heartened to see the bill includes increased funding for child care grants and community health centers—both of which will benefit the fifth district.

“But we cannot be satisfied with making progress if we are falling short on our core duty as elected officials.”


Link to article : SOMALIA AID



Link to Ilhan's press release on the bill : statement after voting no

Link to Ilhan's press release on debt relief: Ilhan hails somalia debt relief














 

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Ragna qowl baa xira, dumarna meher baa xira.
good job, they need to hold trump accountable

Firstly why is the debt package for somalia under the DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act ,which is basically a national security bill ?

Secondly why did Ilhan praise and advocate for it initially to then suddenly vote against it ? I guess for her it was a conflict of interest and holding trump to account far outweighed any benefit that could be gained from voting yes to pass the bill. The bill was passed and more democrats voted yes than republicans

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link : https://projects.propublica.org/represent/votes/116/house/1/690
 
She did the most crucial thing: she put forth an amendment to add Debt relief for Somalia to a bill that was widely expected to pass. She deserves a pass for her anti-trump politicking cuz no other American politicians would have done it
 
interesting so she voted against somalia debt relief but yet acted as if she was pushing for it.

i don't for a second buy the trump excuse, there is something else going on.
 
Ilhan is very Smart, she got what she wanted in the bill ( debt relief) and knew it was gonna pass.

The voting against it was just an excuse to send shots to Trump and his continuing of military aid to Egypt.

Got what she wanted for Somalia along with the continuation of her Anti-Trump agenda and pleasing her electorate.

She will prove a useful asset to current and future Somali interests.
 
this is her voting record

https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/171628/ilhan-omar

you can see she clearly voted against it.

this is here site

https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ilhan-omar-hails-debt-relief-somalia

and here is her statement

WASHINGTON–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement on securing debt relief for Somalia in H.R. 1158 – the DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act.

“I am thrilled we were able to secure debt relief for Somalia today. Somalia continues to hold crushing amounts of debt—which holds back the economy and keeps millions of Somalis in poverty. This doesn’t just have an impact on Somalis in Somalia, but on the thousands of Somali- Americans who live in my district and have family in the region.

“This debt relief package is a major milestone that validates the incredible progress that Somalia has made in the past several years. This should not be seen as the end, but the beginning of renewed diplomatic engagement with the country. There is still more that must be done when it comes to strengthening democracy, respect for human rights, and the relationship between Villa Somalia, regional governments and the people. The U.S. can play a major role in all of this.

“Debt relief is a step in the right direction, and I look forward to continuing to work for the free, peaceful, democratic Somalia we all want to see.”

why is she trying to take credit for something she apposed?

and we can clearly see here

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1158/titles

a republican michael miccual was pushing for this bill.
 

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interesting so she voted against somalia debt relief but yet acted as if she was pushing for it.

i don't for a second buy the trump excuse, there is something else going on.

She put it in the bill, without that its game over
 
Americans users explain?
Apparently in the bill, it had, it maintains the global gag rule and the Hyde amendment, creates a backdoor way to eliminate aid and starve the Palestinian people, recognizes support for Juan Guaidó as President of Venezuela and includes $1.3 billion in military funding for Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi”.

That’s straight from her .gov site.
 

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