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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Minnesota U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar: "Our country generates over *250 million* tons of trash every year, most of which ends up in landfills..."

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Ilhan Omar tweeted the following:

"Our country generates over *250 million* tons of trash every year, most of which ends up in landfills that fuels our climate crisis.
We need to end toxic landfills and help local cities invest in zero waste initiatives."
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Here are other recent tweets from Ilhan Omar:

"No child in the United States should be food insecure.
Our office introduced and passed the MEALS Act to provide universal school meals to millions of kids at the beginning of the pandemic.
We must extend the waivers before this critical program expires at the end of June." on June 10
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"Over the last two years, one billionaire was created every 30 hours.
This year, it is estimated that ONE MILLION people will fall into extreme poverty every 33 hours.
The problem isn't scarcity; it's greed." on June 10
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