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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.

Jul 13, 2021

my concern, just to be frank, is that a misplaced diagnosis playing out with inflation could cause the Federal Reserve to prematurely raise rates and constrain wage and employment gains that have been beneficial to millions of Americans.

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Jul 13, 2021

Yet before the pandemic, the unemployment rate reached 3.5 percent without triggering inflation, correct?

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Jul 11, 2021

There's always kind of a calming feeling when I think of the tragedy of the Holocaust, that it was my ancestors, Palestinians, who lost their land and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human dignity, their existence in many…

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Jul 8, 2021

It may sound strange, but many affluent suburbs have essentially already begun pursuing a defunding of the police in that they fund schools, they fund housing and they fund health care more as their number one priorities.

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Jun 30, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer six amendments to the INVEST in America Act. It is imperative that any infrastructure bill that we work on and is passed by Congress helps to achieve two goals: one, address the history of injustice and…

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Jun 28, 2021

I think it`s very important for the President to know that House progressives and I believe the Democratic Caucus is here to ensure that he doesn`t fail.

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Jun 23, 2021

The decision and the ability to have paid leave is not about how good or charitable your employer is.

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Jun 23, 2021

Having time with our families should not be a matter of charity or profitability.

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Jun 23, 2021

So, we see that dads having--and nonbirthing parents taking equitable paid leave is good for the parent.

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Jun 23, 2021

In my home state in New York, women make up about half of New York's labor force.

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Jun 22, 2021

Mr. Speaker, during rollcall vote No. 173 and H.R. 1374, I mistaken recorded my vote as ``yes'' when I should have voted ``no.'' MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Amodei (Balderson) Clarke (NY) (Jeffries)…

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