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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.
Mr. Chair, let's get to our second point of business here and break down this myth that oil companies need even more permits. This is simply not true. In fact, the oil industry already possesses more than 9,000 unused drilling permits on…
Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 72 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez
Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 35 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee.
Madam Speaker, I wish to congratulate the nurses of Mount Sinai and Monetfiore Medical Center who, after 3 days on strike, reached a tentative agreement for safe staffing ratios this morning. Our hospitals are facing extreme nursing…
Madam Speaker, before I begin today, I would like to express and begin my remarks by expressing solidarity with other U.S. colonies, colonized people, indigenous communities, and descendants of the enslaved. Today represents a historic…
Republicans are in support, Democrats are in support — so what happened? Well, on December 15th, at 4:15 in the morning, Elon Musk began firing off a barrage of social media posts opposing pharmacy benefit manager reform.
If enacted, Mr. Johnson's heinous bill would, among other things, prohibit federally funded schools from providing sex education or library books to children under 10 that include LGBTQ topics.
Representative Ocasio-Cortez co-leads the Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement, or HOPE, Act, an important bill for those impacted by prohibition.
Well, I thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I thank you for convening a hearing on bipartisan consensus on cannabis reform.
Now, last year, to the chairman's point, I actually introduced a bipartisan bill with Congressman Joyce of Ohio to help fix this issue for the Federal Government to actually begin creating grants to hand to states and local municipalities…
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