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Ilhan Omar: “Nearly 90% of the pieces of legislation [passed by Congress]…”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

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Ilhan Omar Discusses Her Role in Congress, Challenges, and Vision for Change

Published | Video Starts at 14:51

And I think for Congress's part, in the way that the public views it, it's only the fights that are oftentimes talked about in the media, never about the collaborative work that we all do together. Right. Nearly 90% of the pieces of legislation [passed by Congress] are bipartisan. And so it is our job as representatives to make that palatable for our constituents. So where are we now? So this is a memorial that has the names of folks, the ones that wanted. (14:51–14:55)

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Asserts that almost 90% of congressional legislation is bipartisan.

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