Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

The reason platitudes like this are insulting is bc they are exclusively employed to deny the working class, poc, and youth’s basic demands for livability. Like affordable rx drugs No one says this to the safe-seat Dems who derailed climate action & healthcare over a CBO table — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

For people who say “don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good” to pass legislation, consider why no one tells that to the Dems who killed passage of Rx drug pricing and Universal Pre-K this week over small process demands from safe Dem seats in places like NY and Hawaii. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@CalderTheArtist No. The only other option is for the President to sign some climate EOs, but that neither picks the lock nor replaces the key and the option itself is uncertain- the Supreme Court is hearing cases (from WV oil!) to strip Biden’s ability to act via the EPA. https://t.co/OEzQEDJcXw — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

If BBB isn’t delivered w/ BIF’s oil & gas locked in, we’re in trouble. That is what makes it a huge gamble. So again, we need pressure to deliver the promise on BBB For anyone middle age & younger let’s hope this ain’t Kyoto all over again cause we’re going live w/ the outcome — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

The desire to pass both together isn’t the unnuanced stance some pundits think it is. BIF has a lot of bad stuff in it - that’s how they got GOP votes. It ALSO has a lot of good stuff in it- what you’re hearing on TV. Passing BBB unlocks BIF’s climate goods so the good prevails — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

On the issue of climate, think of BIF as a lock 🔐 and BBB as the key 🔑 Locks only open with keys. BIF climate benefits ONLY unlock with BBB’s 🔑 provisions. If we msg BIF as good on climate alone when it’s not, we stop the pressure for BBB’s passage. Do not let this happen — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

On Mon/Tues, we were set to pass both bills. The oil and gas lobby was working OVERTIME this week to kill the methane fees in BBB to ensure it didn’t pass with BIF So for the sake of the planet and everyone younger than a baby boomer let’s pray that leadership delivers their IOU — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

2. Political - there were many, many promises made to get to Friday’s passage. Promises from mod Dems, House leadership, and the President himself. If those promises do not get fulfilled, it will make future passage of anything much more difficult. BIF will look like a cakewalk — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

The elevated stakes are not just policy, but political. 1. Policy- Passing BIF without BBB is a huge gamble. People will point to pro-climate investments in BIF, but the oil & gas giveaways wipe out its progress to 0 or risk worse emissions. Passing BBB unlocks BIF climate perks — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Yes. BIF+BBB are not written as 2 distinct bills, but interlocking policy. BIF’s climate benefits only unlock if BBB passes. If BBB gutted/dies, we may have just locked in US emissions &thrown away our biggest chance to combat climate change. Stakes are now higher on BBB passing — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@chrislhayes Congratulations, she’s beautiful!🎈 Protip: Take her to Orchard Beach (or almost any NYC beach)! Many are open to dogs in the off-season, Oct 1st-May 20th. Deco LOVES it and it’s a great outlet for puppy energy. We are winter beach people now because of Deco and it’s great 🐾 — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@ItsTanbirC @biancagguerrero The handful of NOs can in part act as an accountability mechanism. Many promises were made and pressure is now elevated to deliver on them. If promises aren’t delivered it will risk future trust breakdown & make future votes even harder. So let’s hope that’s enough stakes for BBB — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@ItsTanbirC @biancagguerrero Methane lobby (among others I’m sure) was exerting a LOT of pressure against BBB, trying to delay + reopen for changes. I am very concerned we just locked in US emissions if BBB isn’t delivered. That said there are still incentives to pass BBB, but if gutted our future is at risk — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@ItsTanbirC @biancagguerrero Chances are lower now, but still exist. Earlier we were set to pass both BIF + BBB this week. Now we don’t know. Some may think these are 2 totally different bills, but they are drafted to be interlocking. Many BIF climate benefits only unlock if BBB passes. Stakes are very high — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@biancagguerrero 👍🏽 I got you — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Welcome to “Who’s a Deficit Hawk Anyway?”, where the debt concerns are made up and the CBO scores don’t matter — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @brutamerica: Faced with crushing debt, some committed suicide. Dozens of them went on hunger strike in a desperate call for help. Here… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Can’t wait for the full on slammed news cycle about how conservative Dems held up Biden’s bill the week of the elections for sudden demands for CBO scores and tax cuts for people with $1 million+ incomes 🙄 won’t hold my breath for it though — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

And before people disingenuously complain “woke” is denigrating to older people, it’s actually pundits like Carville using terms like “woke” to insult voters under 45 that’s denigrating. Don’t wonder why youth turnout falls when Dems talk about them like this. We need everyone. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Like the average audience for people seriously using the word “woke” in a 2021 political discussion are James Carville and Fox News pundits so that should tell you all you need to know — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

How can news outlets even attribute words to me I didn’t say? I said there are limits to trying to mobilize a campaign with a 100% moderate strategy without mobilizing the base. Said nothing abt “wokeness” which is a term almost exclusively used by older people these days btw — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Boom!! — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @ggreeneva: “The massive labor shortage that’s rocked the U.S. … hasn’t had much impact on UPS, which pays its unionized drivers the hig… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @WSpriggs: Will the press PLEASE stop referring to the Care economy infrastructure as "social spending." It is a sexist pejorative to co… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@maxeverett11 Yes. I am not one to attribute voting shifts entirely to one thing, but this is a huge factor. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

So for all the English-only pundits out there who want to wax ideological poetic about Latino polling numbers, please understand that what’s happening now is way beyond a scale most English-only speakers can see. WaPo reported on it few days ago: https://t.co/GzFfOslUic — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

I’ve said it before and I’m saying it again: Spanish-language misinformation campaigns are absolutely exploding on social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, etc. It’s putting US English misinfo campaigns to shame. & they aren’t getting disclaimers the way English posts do. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Anyways next time people say we don’t have money for basic services, know it’s disingenuous. I would respect it (even if I disagreed) if those people were consistent, but they are the same ones pushing military spending sprees and corporate giveaways every damn time. It’s gross — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Last year in CARES alone the corporate bailout was a leveraged value of $4 TRILLION, which is over 2x what we’re trying to invest in BBB over 10 years! I railed about it at the time and the right wing made a thing about it but I was pissed! Sorry language https://t.co/AtK7PlBO5M — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

And for folks saying “we have inflation because we printed a bunch of money last year”— if you want to trim down needless spending in these bills to addressing inflationary issues, the answer isn’t to cut basic benefits for people. It’s to target the massive corporate giveaways. — PolitiTweet.org