Watchdog: Garnish Rep. Omar’s Pay for Her Student Loan Debt
7th November 2025
A conservative watchdog group has accused Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., of being delinquent on up to $50,000 in federal student loans and has asked House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to garnish her congressional wages.
Thomas Jones, founder and president of the American Accountability Foundation, also accused the progressive lawmaker in a Wednesday letter to Johnson of using her position in Congress to “bully” the Department of Education into not collecting past-due payments from her.
Omar has consistently backed policies to forgive student loan debt, including former President Joe Biden’s executive action that was ultimately overturned by the Supreme Court.