Thread by @IlhanMN

I finally have committee assignments and I am excited 🤗

1st choice- House Foreign Affairs Committee:

The Foreign Affairs Committee oversees all foreign assistance, national security affecting the country’s foreign policy, treaties, peacekeeping and war powers.

As someone who has seen firsthand the havoc wreaked by war, I am proud to serve on the committee that is responsible for overseeing our country’s—and this President's—actions abroad.

This couldn’t come at a more critical time. We need to use the committee's human rights jurisdiction to hold the President accountable for deaths in detention centers on his watch.

We need to investigate how foreign governments and their lobbyists have violated our laws. And we need to reign in arms sales to human rights abusers like Saudi Arabia.

We have our work cutout for us 💪🏽

2nd choice- Education & Labor Committee:

The Education & Labor Committee oversees education programs at all levels—from pre-school to higher education—including Head Start, child nutrition programs, higher education programs, & financial oversight of the U.S. Department of Ed.

It also oversees labor initiatives—from job training to retirement security, union rights, occupational health and safety, and the minimum wage.

In order to build an economy that works for everyone, we need to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour! ,

We must enact stronger workplace safety laws, support workers' right to collectively bargain and create a federal jobs guarantee program. We also need to ensure that every parent has access to affordable child care & every student can access guarantee tuition & debt-free college.

Looking forward to using committee process to transform these ideas into legislation!

Here we go 😁