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On the recordMarch 12, 2025
"What voting for the CR does is that it codifies the chaos and the reckless cuts that Elon Musk has been pursuing," Ocasio-Cortez said. "The robbing of our federal government in order to finance tax cuts for billionaires, is what is happening, and that is what Senate Democrats will be empowering if they vote for the CR."
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez expressed strong opposition to the continuing resolution, linking it to harmful fiscal policies.

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