On Tuesday, the state House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee focused in on Omar’s sponsorship of federal legislation in 2020 that expanded access to child nutrition programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Committee chair Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, said she was frustrated with Omar’s refusal to testify or appear before the committee. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, also a Democrat, also did not appear.
“They are both key players in the child nutrition scandal and fraud – billions of our tax dollars that were stolen – and neither of them came to answer questions about their involvement," Robbins told The Center Square in an exclusive interview.
