Rep. Omar Defends Introducing 'MEALS Act' During COVID-19 Amid Massive Ongoing Fraud Schemes Tied to Minnesota's Somali Community

MEALS Act Under Fire as Omar Defends Pandemic Bill

The MEALS Act returned to the spotlight this week as Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) rejected any regret for backing the pandemic-era bill now linked to Minnesota’s massive Feeding Our Future fraud probe. Asked whether the MEALS Act helped enable abuse, Omar responded bluntly on Capitol Hill: “Absolutely not, it did help feed kids.” Omar introduced the MEALS Act on March 11, 2020, to loosen U.S. Department of Agriculture requirements for school meal prog…

Ilhan Omar Defends Pushing Legislation Linked to Minnesota’s Massive Fraud Scheme

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is refusing to express any regret for backing the MEALS Act, even as federal investigators continue to unravel what has become one of the largest fraud schemes in U.S. history, which is tied directly to the relaxed rules her legislation helped implement.

Rep. Omar defends introducing 'MEALS Act' during COVID-19 amid massive ongoing fraud schemes tied to Minnesota's Somali community

Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar asserted that she has no regrets about introducing the MEALS Act in 2020, arguing that the legislation did in fact help feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite widespread fraud and arrests resulting from the pandemic era's $250 million "Feeding Our Future" fraud scheme.