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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.

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Aug 9, 2026

I am proud to reintroduce the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act alongside Representative Delia Ramirez and Senator Bernie Sanders to deliver a generational rebuild of our nation’s public housing stock.

sanders.senate.gov
Aug 9, 2026

Now more than ever, it is integral that Congress put forward bold solutions that ensure our nation’s housing stock is both affordable and resilient.

sanders.senate.gov
Aug 7, 2026

From record-breaking heat waves to extreme flooding displacing public housing residents, Americans are feeling the parallel impacts of the housing and climate crisis. Now more than ever, it is integral that Congress put forward bold…

sanders.senate.gov
Aug 5, 2026

Billionaires and AIPAC are spending $50 million to stop Abdul, but they can’t stop a movement.

huffpost.com
Aug 1, 2026

The reckoning that we’re seeing in some of these primaries is that what is different between Trump 1 and Trump 2 is that I think your median Democratic voter desperately wants to do everything to get Trump out of power.

theguardian.com
Aug 1, 2026

I do think that the revolt that is happening in these communities is very palpable and powerful.

theguardian.com
Jul 28, 2026

I think a lot of people aren’t sure, depending on where you’re from, what it means to be a Democrat

theguardian.com
Jul 26, 2026

They’re trying to scare people because they don’t want us talking about the fact that we all have a right to health care in this country.

huffpost.com
Jul 26, 2026

They want to call it communist because they don’t want you to know that Germany, Italy, the U.K., Canada, everybody else has it better than us.

huffpost.com
Jul 26, 2026

all that money we're spending on bombs abroad could be spent on schools right here.

axios.com
Jul 26, 2026

I think that’s part of why this primary process has been so active this year, because we’re having much deeper substantive conversations than just … what is the color next to the box on your name

theguardian.com
Jul 26, 2026

I don’t have the power or ability to do that, it is what it is, we’re working with what we’ve got.

washingtonexaminer.com
Jul 24, 2026

No. I’m not concerned about America turning into a communist country in like a year.

huffpost.com
Jul 24, 2026

I think that it is good that we don't take the order for granted, and just copy and paste it every cycle.

abcnews.com
Jul 24, 2026

I have genuinely not really weighed seriously anything past the midterm elections.

foxnews.com
Jul 24, 2026

You're gonna have to ask a voter about that.

foxnews.com
Jul 24, 2026

I think what we’re actually experiencing right now is a more nuanced conversation than to simply treat black people and black voters in this country as a monolith.

washingtonexaminer.com
Jul 24, 2026

They want to call this stuff communist because they don’t want us to realize that the rest of the developed world has guaranteed health care.

huffpost.com
Jul 23, 2026

“I think there’s two things, one is that you know polls are polls, and a horse race is a horse race. I am, of course, I think very deeply humbled and grateful to you folks who participate and convey that confidence,”

huffpost.com
Jul 23, 2026

This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.

foxnews.com
Jul 23, 2026

“I think my main focus is really genuinely just the midterms right now, and we have to make sure that we win this majority,”

huffpost.com
Jul 22, 2026

“an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy,”

theintercept.com
Jul 22, 2026

Yet far too many are still covering Trump’s assault on democracy like politics as usual, with flattering headlines describing Trump as 'unconventional,' 'testing the boundaries,' and 'aggressively flexing power.'

theintercept.com

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