Ilhan Omar Discovered Trying to Add Special Provision for Somali-Led Group in Congressional Spending Bill

On Wednesday, House appropriators are set to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s, D-Minn., $1 million earmark designated for a Somali-led organization from the House funding proposal. This decision arises amid concerns that retaining the earmark could complicate passing legislation to prevent a government shutdown. Omar’s earmark was included in the Commerce, Science, and Justice (CJS) […]