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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.

Jun 14, 2021

I am not aware that we had any intelligence indicating that hundreds of individuals were going to storm the Capitol.

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Jun 14, 2021

It seems as though there may have been either a failure to collect intelligence on this insurrection prior to it happening or failure to act on intelligence that we may have had.

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Jun 9, 2021

I'm sick and tired of the constant vilification intentional mischaracterization in public targeting of Ilhan Omar coming from our caucus.

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Jun 8, 2021

the Biden administration`s immigration policy writ large is not working. It`s wrong and it`s inhumane.

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Jun 8, 2021

I think that those of us and those Democrats who really acknowledge the existential threat and the assault on the right to vote -- and really, when I say recognize it, I mean, they`re putting the pieces together between what the Republican…

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Jun 8, 2021

I think Joe Manchin is absolutely one of them. I mean, Joe Manchin represents a state that is not very diverse. Joe Manchin does not represent a very large population of Black voters whose right to vote is constantly under attack.

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Jun 8, 2021

But the other aspect of this is that H.R.1 stands up against lobbyists and dark money. And I would reckon to think that this is probably just as much a part of Joe Manchin calculus as anything else.

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Jun 8, 2021

if playing patty-cake with GOP senators is really worth the dismantling of people’s voting rights, setting the plan on fire, allowing massive corporations and the wealthy did not pay their fair share of taxes, et cetera.

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May 26, 2021

Thank you so much, Chairwoman Waters, and thank you to all of our witnesses who are here today for sharing your experience and expertise.

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May 21, 2021

I think that their outreach and collaboration with House progressives -- while I wasn`t there at the time, from what I`m hearing from my colleagues -- is less contentious than it was with even the Obama administration. And so when it comes…

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May 21, 2021

This was an all-out attempted coup. Mike Pence was taken out of the senate chamber something like 60 seconds before these terrorists, insurrectionists got into the Senate chamber. There are things that happened that day that if 60 seconds…

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