Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is under scrutiny after a watchdog group accused her of defaulting on federal student loans while promoting debt forgiveness in Congress.
The American Accountability Foundation (AAF) claimed Omar, who earns $174,000 annually, is in collection proceedings over loans worth between $15,000 and $50,000. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, AAF alleged Omar’s default could shift the cost to taxpayers and called it “unconscionable.”
The group also accused her of using her position to pressure the Department of Education not to collect the debt and said it filed a FOIA request for related communications.
