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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.

Quotes by year · 2018–20261,948 total · peak 2019 (492)
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Feb 19, 2025

There is absolutely backlash occurring to the Trump administration’s actions.

msnbc.com
Feb 19, 2025

In clear scenarios such as these, the best way to handle paper tigers is to call their bluff.

msnbc.com
Feb 19, 2025

This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.

msnbc.com
Feb 17, 2025

Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.

msnbc.com
Feb 17, 2025

Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start.

commondreams.org
Feb 17, 2025

He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He's got nothing else.

commondreams.org
Feb 17, 2025

The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.

commondreams.org
Feb 17, 2025

This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.

commondreams.org
Feb 16, 2025

According to Congressional statute, becoming undocumented in the United States is a civil offense and not a criminal one.

alternet.org
Feb 16, 2025

I am glad Mr. Homan is checking with the Department of Justice to familiarize himself with the limits of his agency’s authority...

alternet.org
Feb 16, 2025

The Biden administration should ignore it.

msnbc.com
Feb 16, 2025

Adams' coercion under Trump risks significant, long-term harm to the people of New York. We cannot afford it.

commondreams.org
Feb 16, 2025

The loss of the deputy mayors would be an unmitigated disaster for the city of New York and everyone in it.

commondreams.org
Feb 15, 2025

But right now, you open the hood on the Democratic Party, what you have is, I think, a bit of a power struggle over the last couple of years.

newsweek.com
Feb 15, 2025

What you have is, I think, a bit of a power struggle over the last couple of years.

newsweek.com
Feb 15, 2025

If we want the party to change, the balance of the coalition has to change.

newsweek.com
Feb 15, 2025

I have a weird relationship with the Democratic Party. I don't believe in a two-party system, but I also understand the Democratic Party is a coalition.

newsweek.com
Feb 13, 2025

Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a mayor who is being coerced by the Trump administration.

newsweek.com
Feb 13, 2025

Mayor Adams is putting the City of New York and its people at risk in exchange for escaping charges. As long as Trump wields this leverage over Adams, the city is endangered. We cannot be governed under coercion. If Adams won't resign, he…

newsweek.com
Feb 13, 2025

Believe it or not, in America EVERYONE has rights.

newsweek.com
Feb 13, 2025

Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start.

msnbc.com
Feb 12, 2025

It is the Republican majority’s responsibility to gather the votes necessary for them to pass their agenda.

slate.com
Feb 8, 2025

If Senate Democrats don’t have the gumption to do what is necessary in this moment, I believe that House Democrats will.

cnn.com

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