Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar announced on Thursday that she's been elected deputy chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
. The promotion comes as the GOP is gunning to strip the Democrat from a committee.
Omar, who had served as a whip on the caucus for the past two terms, said she is"thrilled" about the new role. She'll work closely alongside Washington Representative Pramila Jayapal, who chairs the caucus. The Minnesota Democrat noted some of the accomplishments rolled out by the CPC, including their push for student debt cancellation and an eviction moratorium extension.
"In the face of Republican threats to our democracy and our humanity, we will need to be clear-eyed and organized in the term ahead," Omar said in a statement released Thursday."We will need a legislative strategy to stop the most egregious cuts. We will need a messaging strategy that uses our bully pulpit to push back against their agenda. And we will need a political strategy to elect and reelect progressive champions.
At left, Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks during a press conference outside the DFL Headquarters on August 5, 2020, in St Paul, Minnesota. At right, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on February 27, 2020, in Washington, DC.
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