Rep. Ilhan Omar is continuing to push back against allegations surrounding her financial disclosures, even as Republicans increase pressure for a formal review of her finances and ties to a massive pandemic-era fraud scandal.

Questions about the Minnesota Democrat’s finances escalated after public disclosure reports appeared to show a dramatic decline in her estimated net worth. One filing placed her wealth in a range of approximately $6 million to $30 million, while a subsequent disclosure listed assets estimated at only about $18,000 to $95,000.

The controversy has drawn the attention of House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, who has publicly encouraged the House Ethics Committee to examine both Omar’s financial disclosures and any possible connections she may have had to the ‘Feeding Our Future’ scandal, a fraud case that federal authorities say cost taxpayers roughly $250 million.

When asked about reports suggesting she is facing an Ethics Committee investigation, Omar rejected the claim outright.

“No,” Omar told Fox News Digital, laughing, when asked if she is under an Ethics Committee investigation. “No. We go over this all the time.”

She was also questioned about continued scrutiny regarding the reported discrepancy in her financial filings and the possibility that her disclosed net worth had dropped by nearly $29 million.

“There’s also the possibility that it might rain on this sunny day,” Omar replied.

Republican efforts to increase scrutiny of Omar have extended beyond Congress. Last month, Vice President JD Vance announced that the Justice Department would launch an investigation into allegations involving the congresswoman as part of the administration’s newly created anti-fraud task force.

Omar has consistently denied any knowledge of wrongdoing connected to the Feeding Our Future organization, which claimed to provide meals to needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic while allegedly carrying out a massive fraud scheme.

Federal prosecutors have described the case as one of the largest pandemic-related fraud operations ever uncovered. According to reporting by The Associated Press, the Justice Department called it the “single largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the country.” Aimee Bock, who led the nonprofit organization at the center of the case, was sentenced to 42 years in prison for her role in orchestrating the scheme.

Republicans have also focused on Omar’s sponsorship of the MEALS Act, legislation included in federal pandemic-relief efforts. Critics argue that the measure expanded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s waiver authority in ways that created opportunities for fraud. They contend that the legislation weakened oversight mechanisms designed to verify participation in federal nutrition programs and contributed to conditions that allowed the fraud to flourish.

In earlier comments to Fox News Digital, Omar disputed those claims, arguing that the operational rules governing the program were established under President Donald Trump’s Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins.

Although Omar continues to dismiss suggestions that she is the subject of an Ethics Committee inquiry, Republican lawmakers appear determined to continue pressing for a formal investigation into both her financial disclosures and allegations tied to the fraud case.

{Matzav.com}