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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an American politician and activist serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she gained national attention for her progressive policies and advocacy on issues such as climate change, healthcare, and economic inequality. Ocasio-Cortez is known for her grassroots campaigning and her ability to mobilize young voters, making her a prominent figure in the progressive wing of the party.

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Mar 31, 2021

If we could wave a magic wand and progressives in the House were able to name any number and get it through...we`re talking about realistically $10 trillion over ten years.

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Mar 31, 2021

Dozens of the most prominent African-American CEOs and business leaders in the country published a full-page ad in 'The New York Times' urging corporate America to take stand against the new voter suppression laws like in Georgia.

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Mar 31, 2021

I think that the vision that President Biden and the administration has laid out, you`re right, has surprised a lot of us in a positive way, and in the detail and the thought that`s here, the scope of it is really encouraging -- except I…

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Mar 31, 2021

I think there`s -- there are a couple of areas there. One is that, first of all, you know, this is $2.25 trillion over eight years.

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Mar 31, 2021

What we think is the actual investment that can create tens of millions of good union jobs in this country, that can shore up our health care, our infrastructure, our housing, and doing it in a way that draws down our carbon emissions to…

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Mar 31, 2021

You have some of the most conservative members of the Democratic caucus, like Joe Manchin, that have even signaled support for a $4 trillion infrastructure plan.

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Mar 31, 2021

We need that direct investment. We need to build the housing stock.

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Mar 29, 2021

I had a very close encounter, where I thought I was going to die. I did not know if I was going to make it to the end of that day alive. Wednesday was an extremely traumatizing event.

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Mar 23, 2021

And do programs like Medicare for All and guaranteed childcare, healthcare, et cetera, does this go some of the way in helping recognize this work, alleviate for it?

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Mar 17, 2021

It is unjust, and it is a burden that no generation before had to encounter to the scale and the level that ours has.

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Mar 17, 2021

A ticking time bomb for our economy.

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Mar 14, 2021

AOC is using her perch, her skills and her communications, which clearly are effective, and using them on behalf of Joe Biden on a place and an area where they agree.

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