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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.

Apr 8, 2019

the question is no longer whether someone will leave but when.

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Apr 8, 2019

So the fact that subsidies for fossil fuel corporations are somehow smart but subsidies for the development of solar panels is 'socialist' is just bad faith and it is incorrect.

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Apr 8, 2019

I think that ironically, despite that fixation, it does not seem that they have actually read the contents of the proposed and presented resolution.

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Apr 8, 2019

In American history, when we have been presented with a threat on this scale, have we met that threat, the threat on the scale of climate change, have we met that within economic and mobilization on the scale of a war-time level…

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Apr 8, 2019

So they were kind of creating these second and third degree organizations so that they could distance themselves from the political damage of climate denial, but still fully participate and fund it.

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Apr 8, 2019

So I think what we have laid out here is a very clear moral problem, and in terms of leadership, if we fail to act, or even if we delay in acting, we will have blood on our hands.

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Apr 8, 2019

The question is no longer whether someone will leave but when.

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Apr 8, 2019

Wow. Well, so it was almost like the lobbyists were the pitcher, and they were kind of giving these hand signals letting the delegates know what they can and cannot vote on based on lobbyists' interests.

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Apr 8, 2019

it is fair to conclude that industry--fossil fuel industry lobbyists are largely responsible for our failure to act on climate change a generation ago

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Apr 8, 2019

some of the first scientists to sound the alarm about climate change came from within ExxonMobil

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Apr 8, 2019

climate change is not just an environmental issue. It is also a crisis created by massive corporate corruption and misconduct.

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