Political Quotes

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.

Quotes by year · 2018–20261,948 total · peak 2019 (492)
2018: 3 quotes2019: 492 quotes2020: 100 quotes2021: 255 quotes2022: 111 quotes2023: 385 quotes2024: 137 quotes2025: 301 quotes2026: 164 quotes
Jun 21, 2025

The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.

nbcnews.com
Jun 20, 2025

Everybody agrees that persecution based on political speech is wrong and is a violation of all of our First Amendment rights, not just Mahmoud's.

nbcnews.com
Jun 20, 2025

The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution.

foxnews.com
Jun 19, 2025

Not ranking Andrew Cuomo is the right thing to do in solidarity with survivors of sexual harassment and assault.

nbcnews.com
Jun 18, 2025

This is pretty consistent with, I think, the Republican base, and it’s — whether it’s trying to fight against teaching basic history around racism and the role of racism in U.S. history to — you know, there’s a direct through line from…

democracynow.org
Jun 16, 2025

Political intimidation.

msnbc.com
Jun 16, 2025

Rank the Democratic socialist as their first choice in the polls.

truthout.org
Jun 11, 2025

I want to respect your autonomy and I want to respect your story and how you want to handle this for yourself, but I also want to clock these motherfuckers.

motherjones.com
Jun 11, 2025

What people don’t see and what they don’t really experience is that being the first means being the only.

motherjones.com
Jun 10, 2025

I want to respect your autonomy and I want to respect your story and how you want to handle this for yourself, but I also want to clock these motherfuckers.

motherjones.com
Jun 10, 2025

What people don’t see and what they don’t really experience is that being the first means being the only.

motherjones.com
Jun 9, 2025

[t]his idea that we are going to allow some kind of paramilitary force to bloom that is not in any way…accountable to the Constitution of the United States? We’ve got another thing coming.

motherjones.com
Jun 9, 2025

I will rank him first on my primary ballot.

truthout.org
Jun 5, 2025

What Mamdani’s critics fail to recognize is the fact that New York City has a great history of candidates with immigrant backgrounds mounting multilingual campaigns.

thenation.com
Jun 5, 2025

Zohran doesn’t just speak truth to power—he organizes to build it from the ground up.

thenation.com
Jun 5, 2025

Assemblymember Mamdani has demonstrated a real ability on the ground to put together a coalition of working-class New Yorkers that is strongest to lead the pack.

thenation.com
Jun 4, 2025

Trust can’t be built quickly.

msnbc.com
Jun 4, 2025

In the final stretch of the race, we need to get very real about that.

msnbc.com
Jun 4, 2025

Assemblymember Mamdani has demonstrated a real ability on the ground to put together a coalition of working-class New Yorkers that is strongest to lead the pack.

msnbc.com
May 26, 2025

I want people to understand, for my Republican colleagues who assure what is in and not in this bill, in this process that has been this rushed, when you wake up in the morning, you will realize that you voted to defund Planned Parenthood…

democracynow.org
May 16, 2025

Elon isn’t going anywhere.

cnn.com
May 16, 2025

We are cutting money and health care from people and families who are suffering to pay for tax cuts for the rich.

usatoday.com
May 13, 2025

I will not yield because it was a terribly disrespectful comment, and I will not yield to disrespectful men.

thehill.com
May 13, 2025

There are 13.7 million Americans on the other side of that screen there. Hello, hello. I’m talking to you because I work for you.

thehill.com
May 13, 2025

He was a skilled statesman on the international stage, an accomplished legislator in Congress, a visionary executive on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, a fierce defender of democracy, an environmental champion, and a mentor to so…

commondreams.org

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