
![]() | US Representative,NY-14 (BX & Queens). In a modern, moral, & wealthy society, no American should be too poor to live. šÆ% People-Funded, no lobbyistš°. She/her. |
This is madness. People are struggling and weāre fighting over how many people we want to EXCLUDE from the relief c⦠https://t.co/p6cl7lYTDi
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We have a responsibility to show people in this country what a Democratic majority can do for working people.
That⦠https://t.co/ERiDYcz31tConservative Dems have fought so the Biden admin sends fewer & less generous relief checks than the Trump admin did⦠https://t.co/HwRXnuY5zRThe actual crisis is how entire generations are sunk w/inhumane levels of student debt, low incomes, high rent, no⦠https://t.co/gQ4EVW2GLQRunning to ban members of Congress from trading stocks šš½āāļøšš½āāļøšš½āāļø
Weāll get āem next time @CongressmanRaja⦠https://t.co/HWhFux1fT8It is utterly embarrassing that āpay people enough to liveā is a stance thatās even up for debate.
Override the pa⦠https://t.co/0lHdi9GRb9
This endangers the entire country and beyond. We are in a pandemic. We know that COVID spread isnāt neatly containe⦠https://t.co/vep7zKLFkw93.2% of Texans arenāt fully vaccinated.
The state just endured one disaster worsened by selfishness + denial of b⦠https://t.co/jm2BcHTD5zProud to stand with you, @CoriBush. https://t.co/XknKTqUXNL
Congress needs to allocate enough funds so that internships can be paid. It currently does not. Thereās some scant⦠https://t.co/C5YCaJbxXQPay your interns!
Itāll improve your operation and make it more diverse and just. You wonāt be relying on privileg⦠https://t.co/lE6g56JCITExperience doesnāt pay the bills. https://t.co/HL4RqY7zQz
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.@AOC is right! We have two options in the continued #FightFor15
1. Override the Parliamentarian's advice & move⦠https://t.co/5SDRTOKop8
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.@SenWarren supports the calls from House progressives to evade the parliamentarian to raise the minimum wage. āThi⦠https://t.co/T4jPRwSkCV
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezHow funny that Republicans in 2020 attacked Democrats as being radically out of step with Americans. And yet itās n⦠https://t.co/Is8cM0Ii17
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezāAny person who thinks that a $15 minimum wage is the ācrazy socialist agendaā is living in a dystopian capitalist⦠https://t.co/U9DUmBOTOw
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezāPROGRESSIVES URGE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO OVERRULE SENATE PARLIAMENTARIANā
Letter led by @RoKhanna ā signed by AO⦠https://t.co/mRbLPy88p1
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I donāt care what Cruz said at CPAC, but I do care that it appears Texas was just a layover stop for him between Ca⦠https://t.co/j9P5pUfKunLooking forward to it! https://t.co/ZftEmcFj2dLindsey Boylan and Charlotte Bennettās detailed accounts of sexual harassment by Gov. Cuomo are extremely serious a⦠https://t.co/f4s9FWUBBk
Every House Republican just voted against $1,400 checks for you and your family.
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Preserving the filibuster is not worth letting millions of people in this country go hungry, sleep in their cars, o⦠https://t.co/8aNID5oQTLThank you @RepAlGreen for always centering the people, seeking justice & above all, telling the whole truth. https://t.co/IKN9eENQ0r
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Watch @MondaireJones make us all so proud ā¬ļø https://t.co/M1lEmzFxToPlease ask yourself: when was the last time you saw next-generation, world class technology for education, healthca⦠https://t.co/A5I3nzcURDShout out to everyone who fought against community advocates who demanded these resources go to investments like sc⦠https://t.co/fxApNuxH28 @NYGovCuomo- as youāve noted- vaccine equity is critical. Thatās why the entire Bronx Delegation- Federal, State an⦠https://t.co/sfC4OcAL1Q
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezFacebook took down our video of me putting up the Transgender flag outside my office and labeled it as āhate speech⦠https://t.co/8PZ4HwRnv7
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Sorry, you lose the right to complain about partisanship once you've fanned the flames of violent insurrection. https://t.co/BHjavZBM45
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOur neighbor, @RepMTG, tried to block the Equality Act because she believes prohibiting discrimination against tran⦠https://t.co/mhRVdj53qo
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezWeāre gonna pass the #EqualityAct today, protect our LGBTQ+ family and make the world a little bit better. š³ļøāšā¦ https://t.co/a6MXR7qe4LYou could just vote ānoā instead of trying to get out of work early.
And you should probably stop using those hash⦠https://t.co/2IERKyja2tYup ā¤µļø https://t.co/kXRx3jW0pH @RachelBitecofer People have been writing about the deeply concerning issues with the structure of DHS for a long t⦠https://t.co/uFy7Bmosgd @RachelBitecofer Maybe Iām not trying to calculate my stances in service of a positional career aspiration, but rat⦠https://t.co/BYF1DGiV5i @AyannaPressley @RashidaTlaib @IlhanMN @CoriBush @MondaireJones @JamaalBowmanNY @JahanaHayesCT @JimmyGomezCA⦠https://t.co/BI78zHX5tATells his class that @AyannaPressley said that he is part of her chosen family. I can't š. https://t.co/ZuV3W5w35q
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez1 short term shift is requiring influx facilities w/ children to be licensed.
Another issue is whether these servi⦠https://t.co/fnzdFSUFKH @YensidLeanna46 An immediate improvement would be to require influx facilities w/ children to be licensed.
Another⦠https://t.co/J4HKPH99PPSometimes I see people respond to our current immigration policy with āWell, what else can we do?ā
Thereās a lot w⦠https://t.co/TViCRSI5RYIf confirmed, I will work my heart out for everyone. The ranchers and farmers who care deeply for their lands and t⦠https://t.co/rwJoBaC6Ru
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Itās only 2 mos into this admin & our fraught, unjust immigration system will not transform in that time.
Thatās w⦠https://t.co/cydOA304TSOur immigration system is built on a carceral framework. Itās no accident that challenging how we approach both the⦠https://t.co/lT0ZBFbKnVThis is not okay, never has been okay, never will be okay - no matter the administration or party. https://t.co/AEV7s7QQnBWhen members of Congress fight to set the minimum wage below a living wage, they are playing a role in creating and⦠https://t.co/Pxje9GjL6F(For the record, I pay all my interns $15/hr & my lowest paid staff is in the mid-$50s, but that comes w/choosing t⦠https://t.co/5RHEPkSxCvThere are of course many other structural factors (including Congress itself), but low pay shuts the door for so ma⦠https://t.co/82Wz7TSspAThis is because Congress doesnāt pay enough to retain working class talent.
Conservatives use cutting Congressā bu⦠https://t.co/M7YOtxW4SfI'm moments away from taking the stand at my confirmation hearing for Secretary of @Interior. I look forward to the⦠https://t.co/RhIrG5oTTv
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezA reliable job. A living wage.
A federal job guarantee lays the foundation for economic justice & freedom. https://t.co/NMpLtjU5xh
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezIt is not "anti-white racism" to make sure that Black and Brown communities, which have been disproportionately imp⦠https://t.co/rPClpEYnXN
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezThere are remarkable public servants throughout the state of Texas - just look at Houston!
Thank you⦠https://t.co/oA1BKSB9vB @BostonTweet @hiddenboston No! Please donāt be so - Eastern Standard was such an incredible place and home to so many wonderful memories. š



.@DebHaalandNM is a profound public servant and champion for working families.
Her appointment as Sec of the Inter⦠https://t.co/q49hjamMflJeff Sessions was so openly racist that even Reagan couldnāt appoint him.
Manchin voted to confirm him. Sessions t⦠https://t.co/MAsgUeTCPLFrom the Texas Freeze & Midwest floods to California wildfires & Hurricane MarĆa, the climate crisis impacts us all⦠https://t.co/teulmxWtilIām urging President Biden to rescind fast-track approval for the #ByhaliaPipeline.
The pipeline will cut through⦠https://t.co/QPva797G7h
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezPresident @JoeBiden can and should #CancelStudentDebt. https://t.co/bGwcSIp5hB
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOne last update (I think!): We just hit $5 million raised for Texans across the state.
Thank you ALL for your coll⦠https://t.co/3HVlwFiDclāIf you live in the Mississippi Delta and your income is $25k, you are more likely to be audited by the IRS than if⦠https://t.co/bqNmjwq8O7
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Heat in winter and running water should not be privileged commodities for the wealthy. In a modern society, they sh⦠https://t.co/u0u1nvaerM"The horrors currently unfolding in Texas expose both the reality of the climate crisis and the extreme vulnerabili⦠https://t.co/JAsydb5nSx
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAll this shows how deeply the Republican Party is controlled by the fossil fuel industry. Think puppets on a string⦠https://t.co/9kW8VhAkeF
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @whysimonewhy Itās okay I wouldāve done the same šAs we toured the homes of constituents @koryahaywood & Ms. Hulsey, we saw the damage this storm has done & all the⦠https://t.co/WptDg4oi2c
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezTEXANS: FEMA assistance is now available for you to apply at https://t.co/Jgmuz0LP3A
Make sure you take photos šø ,⦠https://t.co/svnK9VuNE1 @Booker4KY šÆ%You shouldnāt have to crowdfund to offset the failures of an energy grid.
We need leadership and sustainability. W⦠https://t.co/8W5tCOVj6M
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezNEW w/ @RMac18: Mark Zuckerberg intervened to reduce penalties for Alex Jones and Infowars. His decision weakened F⦠https://t.co/P1c2bIllb5
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezI was, indeed, on a call š¤£š¶ https://t.co/s82xzYoc0h





We just hit $4 million!
Reps. Sylvia Garcia, Sheila Jackson Lee & Al Green of Houston are doing incredible work w/⦠https://t.co/O5OnyRCvbEI canāt believe weāve surged past $3 million for Texas!
Houston Food Bank is using resources like these to try to⦠https://t.co/lckzDv6TnO @ossoff Thank you @ossoff!We hit $3.2 MILLION in Texas relief support last night!
One of the places itās going is the Houston Food Bank. Iām⦠https://t.co/hvUA3ewtbmItās legal, Madison. Itās legal. https://t.co/S11Mo4xR91
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Alright Houston!
We need some helping hands. The Houston Food Bank (one of our relief partners) needs volunteers t⦠https://t.co/vxyk9co1gHAs Chairman of the @OversightDemsā Environment Subcommittee, Iām launching an investigation into how this mess unfo⦠https://t.co/86hMbzsgOH
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezCharity isnāt a replacement for good governance, but we wonāt turn away from helping people in need when things hit⦠https://t.co/qJk3xJTuVSWeāve now raised $2 MILLION in relief for Texans & are adding more orgs.šš½
Iāll be flying to Texas today āļø to vis⦠https://t.co/WYSnDnsCMUA job guarantee would create jobs in:
ā”ļø Housing
ā”ļø Education
ā”ļø Child care
ā”ļø Elder care
ā”ļø Arts & culture
ā”ļø Com⦠https://t.co/Lr4Ck0jHQy
Retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezThank you @BetoORourke for helping organize thousands of wellness check-in calls! š https://t.co/V8osKj1KQBTotally blown away.
$1M raised in direct relief for Texans in less than a day.
As a thank you to everyone who con⦠https://t.co/hdcwoqiJHvWow.
We officially raised $1 million for Texas relief at 9:17pm.
Thank you all so much. šš½ Iām at a loss for word⦠https://t.co/FHlZoEbYdGI feel like I should do something if we hit $1M in Texas relief. What should it be? (Donāt be weird pls) https://t.co/1MJnHpfagFHoly smokes.
Our Texas relief mobilization has already raised $325k for food, housing, elder care & direct relief⦠https://t.co/bOsMGsiPovFossil fuel billionaires are profiting off this nightmare. CFOs called it a ājackpot.ā
The reason GOP are scrambli⦠https://t.co/gtbbSKAWop


@imterribleathis Iām so bummed about it š virtual hearings arenāt the same, Iām sorryTeam AOC is launching relief efforts for Texas starting today.
Our first effort is a partnership w/ 5 Texas orgs g⦠https://t.co/myoAVQD0mTYep. My turn comes up towards the very end, so anywhere between 40-70 minutes from now depending on attendance. https://t.co/D67frdTnuUGreyscale trick doesnāt work either šWhy even have a printer if it refuses to print black and white documents because youāre out of blue ink š¤ @katekelly @GameStop Iām towards the end - 3rd from last Dem.If Sen. Cruz had resigned back in January after helping gin up a violent insurrection that killed several people, h⦠https://t.co/5SpIVOu3gA @thekoreanvegan @RepRaskin Canāt wait to try it! āŗļø thank you! @choptopmoseley Iām doing 40 days for Lent but you can do whatever you want! Could be 1 day/week for 40 days. Or just one day!3. If neither of the above apply but you are in a position to give or help others in this time, please consider doi⦠https://t.co/ulzB2cXAy01. Does anyone want to join me? Rules are 1) No judgement 2) Make it your own (you can go full 40 days, just veggie⦠https://t.co/R249IMhgffOk everyone, I need help!
A few weeks ago I told @RepRaskin that this year I wanted to adopt a vegetarian diet for⦠https://t.co/cid7jSoWMy @NickAPappas I hear ya. What gets left out in this convo is the massive racial wealth gap in the US.
White high sc⦠https://t.co/Ly50oavWNO
Average student loan debt in the US is ~$30k (LOTS have more)
Many wonāt fully feel $10k in forgiveness until afte⦠https://t.co/9TNP5CTqqd