WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) attends a press conference on committee assignments for the 118th U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) recently rejected the reappointments of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to the House Intelligence Committee and has threatened to stop Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Rep. Ilhan Omar: USAID kept my family fed & safe

During a press conference at USAID’s headquarters, Rep. Ilhan Omar shared how she benefitted from the agency’s services as a child in a refugee camp. She and other Congressional Democrats argue President Trump does not have the authority to shut down USAID.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) attends a press conference on committee assignments for the 118th U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) recently rejected the reappointments of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to the House Intelligence Committee and has threatened to stop Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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