Saturday - November 23, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Friday November 22, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Rep. Emmer Celebrates St. Cloud Resident at the Pentagon
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Yesterday, Congressman Tom Emmer celebrated with St. Cloud resident Becky Carlson at the Pentagon as she received the Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award from the U.S. Air Force for her work with her non-profit organization Becky's Troop Care Packages. "Becky Carlson has been a friend to our office for years, and she has never wavered in her support for ou  more

Rep. Ilhan Omar's Statement on Voting 'NO' on H.Res. 1449
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Rep. Ilhan Omar released the following statement on voting NO on HRes 1449. "I voted NO on HRes 1449 because the bill endorses the harmful definition of IHRA that dangerously conflates legitimate criticism of Israel to antisemitism and further harms our ability to address antisemitism. I condemn antisemitism unequivocally, however this resolution does nothing to combat antisemitism. I will continue to stand  more

Rep. Omar's Statement on ICC Arrest Warrants for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following the announcement of arrest warrants made by the International Criminal Court for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and also Mohammed Deif, the military commander of Hamas on October 7th. "The International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants is an important step to hold these war c  more