Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez actually said...

"Today, before this Committee we are considering a mining project that has already been rejected through scientific review."

"These corporations can do this because, as we see today, the private sector has captured influence in many areas of our government."

"the Forest Service concluded sulfide ore copper mining could result in, and I quote, 'extreme, serious, and irreparable harm' in the watershed of this wilderness area."

"We are having a pep rally here for the taconite mining that has historically taken place safely in another part of the state, and we are not even talking about taconite mining in this case."