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Ilhan Omar: “We are floating a war powers resolution as well to stop the…”

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

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Rep. Ilhan Omar | March 2026 Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 23:40

And so we decided to delay that vote so that it didn't fail and that we could bring that vote when we had assurance that that bill was going to be successful. We are floating a war powers resolution as well to stop the President from attacking Cuba as he's warned that he might do. We're also pushing to make sure that the oil blockade that is currently devastating the island and causing multiple deaths on the daily as ICUs are running out of energy supply and the generators take 10 to 15 minutes to kick in. (23:40–23:55)

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Asserts that a War Powers resolution is being proposed to prevent an attack on Cuba.

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