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Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership to blast Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) recent sketchy financial disclosure revision, which dropped her estimated net worth from the tens of millions down to under $100,000. Omar blames this discrepancy on an accounting error.

Click here to watch Whip Emmer’s remarks.

Whip Emmer: “Another day, another headline about a certain congresswoman’s not-so stellar record of honesty and competence. Last year, Ilhan Omar’s financial disclosure revealed skyrocketing wealth. It showed a whopping net worth of up to $30 million—a 3,500% increase in wealth compared to just two years prior. Now, she’s trying to convince the world that she’s actually only worth $95,000. Still, quite a jump from two years ago. In an eye-popping revision of her disclosure, Ms. Omar is saying the multimillion-dollar discrepancy was nothing more than an accounting error. In what world is a multi[m]illion-dollar correction to a person’s financial disclosure considered normal? Perhaps this member’s accountant—Ilhan’s accountant—is a graduate from the Quality Learing Center. Either way, this about-face shows incompetence at best and a cover-up at worst. But this is just the latest of a long list of head-turning stories relating to this member from Minnesota. Ilhan cannot escape accountability for long. Investigations are ongoing in House Committees. The Trump administration has waged War on Fraud. Her ties to convicted Feeding Our Future fraudsters are well-documented. And her defense of these criminals who stole billions from hardworking taxpayers makes clear where her allegiance lies. Make no mistake: If Ilhan Omar is discovered to be involved in any or to have benefited in any way from any fraud, she must be held accountable to the fullest extent. And by the way, that includes marriage fraud.”