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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., attends a bill enrollment ceremony for the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in the Capitol on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
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Omar has helped pass eight bills and amendments into law through four years of being in office, she posted on Twitter.
