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Senators Ilhan Omar, Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith busted.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:02 pm
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Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is working to strip more than $1 million of federal funds earmarked for a Somali-led Minnesota addiction recovery organization that shares an address with a Minneapolis Somali restaurant, Fox News Digital learned.
"The scale and frequency of fraud in Minnesota is staggering, but I fear just the tip of the iceberg," Ernst told Fox News Digital Wednesday. "Congress owes it to the American people to clean up the mess instead of letting the same politicians who created it keep pigging out at the trough. I am putting a stop to this madness, protecting taxpayers, and empowering the Department of Justice to hold every single criminal accountable."
Capitol Hill lawmakers unveiled a new spending package Monday that totals at least $174 billion and is slated to receive a vote from House lawmakers later this week. Within the package, Ernst's office found that Omar had earmarked $1,031,000 through the Department of Justice for a group called Generation Hope MN in Minneapolis. The earmark is co-led by Minnesota Democratic Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith in the Senate.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/left-wing-dems-steer-1m-addiction-group-operating-above-minneapolis-somali-restaurant-amid-fraud-fallout
This post was edited on 1/9/26 at 2:03 pm
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Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:25 pm to loogaroo
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Somali restaurant
I'd wager that Somali food is pretty shitty.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:29 pm to TheFonz
Probably it is in Somalia. Here the grifters eat much better and we are paying for it.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:33 pm to loogaroo
Amazing to see the scale of our government. $1M+ is just another footnote buried in a massive spending bill. SMH
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:38 pm to loogaroo
They need to let DOGe get in there and run some of their algorithms.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:40 pm to TheFonz
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Somali restaurant
I'd wager that Somali food is pretty shitty.
If you like goat you'd be happy.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:41 pm to loogaroo
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Omar had earmarked $1,031,000 through the Department of Justice for a group called Generation Hope MN in Minneapolis
LINK
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Generation Hope is a Minneapolis-based 501(c)(3) organization founded by Abdirahman Warsame and Khadar Abi in 2019.
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We are a Somali-led organization
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:45 pm to loogaroo
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In late 2025/early 2026, Democratic Minnesota politicians secured federal funding (via congressional earmarks) for Generation Hope MN's "Justice Empowerment Initiative," which supports workforce development, addiction recovery, mental health, and related services in the East African community. This has been reported as approximately $1 million (with initial requests around $1.46 million, later adjusted):
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5): Led the request and highlighted it on her official website, describing it as addressing the opioid crisis through job training, peer support, mental health/housing aid, and reducing recidivism.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN): Co-led the earmark in the Senate.
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN): Also co-led the earmark.
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In 2024, Generation Hope received $78,844 from the City's Health Department via opioid settlement funds to address addiction, mental health stigma, and workforce development in the East African community.
And that is how they get their fraud funds.
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Generation Hope requested $1,460,877 for the Justice Empowerment Initiative through the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) appropriations account (via the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant program or similar community project funding/earmarks).
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:46 pm to loogaroo
We need charges, prosecution, and perp walks before we care about “busted”.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:46 pm to loogaroo
So it takes an act of congress to steal billions of taxpayer dollars?
Who knew?
Who knew?
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:06 pm to lsuguy84
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We need charges, prosecution, and perp walks before we care about “busted”.
True
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:08 pm to loogaroo
quote:Minnesota has 3 Senators? Seems unfair to the other 49 states.
Senators Ilhan Omar, Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:12 pm to loogaroo
Wasn't she one of the RINOs concerned about DOGE over reach?
I hate all of DC
I hate all of DC
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:51 pm to BHTiger
not sure
Posted on 1/9/26 at 4:14 pm to loogaroo
Same restaurant that Frey did a tick tok video from couple weeks ago?
Now that would be one helluva coincidence
Now that would be one helluva coincidence
Posted on 1/9/26 at 4:30 pm to loogaroo
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Somali restaurant
I always thought they just ate the rice and beans that we give them and whatever cockroaches or rats they can find.
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