Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) asking them to provide additional aid to victims of Hurricane Ida. This follows the …
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Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14), who is a Co-Chair of the House Cannabis Caucus, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) introduced the Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act. This bipartisan …
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AOC Celebrates Inclusion of Civilian Climate Corps, Green New Deal for Public Housing, Limiting of Faircloth Amendment, and High Speed Rail Funding in Build Back Better
by Terra Watts
On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the President’s Build Back Better Act, which included several pieces of legislation that Representative Ocasio-Cortez has introduced and has tirelessly advocated for— including …
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Watch AOC House Floor Speech About Paul Gosar’s Threats, House Votes To Censure Rep. Gosar
by Terra Watts
Members of the House of Representatives voted to censure Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar and remove him from two committee assignments after he shared an animated video online that depicted him …
Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Adriano Espaillat and Grace Meng introduced the 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for nearly 2,000 immigrant workers and volunteers …
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused of shedding “crocodile tears” after the US House voted to approve another $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome. AOC changed her vote from “No” to “Present” …
Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman, Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velȧzquez sent a letter to Governor Hochul and Mayor de Blasio expressing their belief that Rikers Island jail complex should be …
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AOC Submits 7 Amendments for National Defense Budget Bill to Protect Human Rights
by Terra Watts
Ahead of next week’s vote on the The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced seven amendments that collectively seek to end U.S. practices that have contributed to …
Photo Courtesy of Getty Images This week, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) will introduce a bill to extend all federal pandemic unemployment insurance through February 1, 2022. If passed, benefits would …
AOC responds to ‘Tax The Rich’ dress criticism, reminds people NYC elected officials are invited to the Met Gala : “But we all had a conversation aboutTaxing the Rich in …
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AOC ON PROVIDING PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP FOR TPS HOLDERS THROUGH RECONCILIATION
by Terra Watts
Ahead of today’s Judiciary Committee mark-up of the reconciliation package, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released a statement emphasizing the importance of providing pathways to citizenship for those residents with Temporary Protected …
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AOC ON THE NOMINATION OF FORMER CHICAGO MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL AS AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN
by Terra Watts
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released a statement calling on the Senate to reject Rahm Emanuel’s nomination to the ambassadorship of Japan. The full statement follows. “This nomination is deeply shameful. As …
