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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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Oct 10, 2025

The charges are completely baseless.

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Oct 4, 2025

This is about people being able to insure their children.

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Oct 4, 2025

Because what I’m not going to do is tolerate 4 million uninsured Americans because Donald Trump decided one day he wants to make sure kids are dying because they don’t have access to insurance.

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Oct 2, 2025

It is so important to understand that these people are all talk. They are all talk. They are negotiating with Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, and Democratic leadership and Democrats are united to that end.

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Oct 2, 2025

People are going to die. Nobody cares about some election years from now. They care about if their kids can get insulin, if they can put food on the table.

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Sep 27, 2025

In order to mask that reality, Donald Trump is trying to take control of the media, using extortion style tactics.

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Sep 27, 2025

The Trump administration… rely on everyone complying in advance out of fear…. we cannot be scared of this administration.

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Sep 27, 2025

People started to say, if you comply with authoritarianism, we are going to vote with our pocketbook.

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Sep 27, 2025

Authoritarians rely on the perception of power.

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Sep 24, 2025

I tried to defeat fascism and bigotry, but today, it was too strong. Even for me.

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Sep 19, 2025

The majority proceeded with a resolution that brings great pain to the millions of Americans who endured segregation, Jim Crow and the legacy of bigotry.

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Sep 19, 2025

We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.

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