Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @AbrahmL: As a climate reporter, it’s been frustrating to watch the legislative debate. By focusing on $3.5T as a big number, it entirel… — PolitiTweet.org

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With upcoming midterms, we can’t afford to lose the plot. This is still the same GOP that attempted to usurp the presidential election & collaborated w/ white supremacists to attack the US Capitol. Protecting voting rights & mobilizing everybody - not just suburbs - is crucial — PolitiTweet.org

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Also I don’t see how it makes sense to frame this infra bill as the #1 determinant of the midterms when the same slow-walkers here are halting voting rights. Could pass the best bill ever & it’s all a wash if Black & underserved voters are systematically disenfranchised next yr. — PolitiTweet.org

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Many newer moderates won on pledges of rejecting corporate PACs. It’s a progressive value that went mainstream bc no matter your views, most people dislike big money in politics. That’s also why framing this as “mod vs prog” is inaccurate - it’s a much smaller group stonewalling — PolitiTweet.org

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THAT kind of conversation helps YOU as a normal person understand & bring you in the same convos that we as your Reps are having as we negotiate. That empowers you to give your input. & THAT is of so much more service to you than discussing optics or political beefs or whatever — PolitiTweet.org

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That’s why it’s so important to discuss this not just in numbers, but in changes to the leg. Let’s say we bring down $3.5T. We can do that by taxing the rich to offset, cutting universal pre-k, or shortening the funding time. All can bring outlay down. Which one do you prefer? — PolitiTweet.org

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Additionally, changes to a topline number isn’t necessarily shorthand for a conservative or progressive policy either. Ex: There’s a world where a bigger number over longer time could be a conservative win, or a smaller number over shorter time could be a progressive win.Or not! — PolitiTweet.org

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& I suspect it may also be why you see media reflexively centering coverage of these bills on a number instead of what’s actually in them. The thing is, 1 number doesn’t tell you anything. It doesn’t help you as a normal person understand at ALL how your life could improve. — PolitiTweet.org

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&that is jarring to both a culture built on corporate lobbying & media struggling to cover this well. That’s why you see knot-twisting headlines attempting to frame a caucus of ~100 members as the problem instead of the conservative handful blocking votes w/ inconsistent demands- — PolitiTweet.org

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The reason a lot of DC insiders are freaking out is bc starting in ‘16/‘18, people started to vote en masse for members who reject corporate $. Those victories built over time. & while big money still has the upper hand (for now), lobbyists can’t dictate the way they’re used to- — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RepSaraJacobs: This is the female labor participation rate since 1999. It shows clearly: 1) millions of women still out of the workforc… — PolitiTweet.org

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You don’t have to take my word for it, either. This was a widely reported thing that one can google in 5 seconds. https://t.co/f0Nw95vmdD — PolitiTweet.org

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The Speaker didn’t break any promises. The arbitrary date 9 people insisted on was in the Aug rule vote to proceed on a $3.5T bill. That bound $3.5T w/ Sept date. Challenging $3.5 also challenged their date. That’s ok! Right > rushed. We can still Build Back Better… together!☺️ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RiegerReport: ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: “We need to be real: Are we going to deliver universal pre-K to this country or not? Are we go… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thehill: .@RepMondaire: "I want to be very clear. This president, the bulk of his proposals are in the larger, human infrastructure rec… — PolitiTweet.org

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Photo & reporting via @AstoriapostNYC: https://t.co/NkgEccG35f — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s not about the number, it’s about impact. These are our conditions in NYCHA. No winter heat, black mold, kids poisoned by lead. Politics-as-usual makes communities like mine politically disposable. “We can do it later” does nothing for them. They deserve details & answers. https://t.co/p91WUn9gKA — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BreeNewsome: They—the political establishment & DC media—keep moving the posts for “progressive,” constantly portraying it as more extr… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RepAOC: TW: rape & sexual assault The same kind of abuse culture & misogynistic culture that allows for abusers to cause harm inside t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @USProgressives: Voters have lost faith their elected representatives will fight for them. They're sick of watching their interests get… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryangrim: Lotta drama over an infrastructure bill that spends an extra $55 billion a year over ten years. They raised the military bu… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brhodes: It says a lot that’s not good about American politics and society that $7.5 trillion for a decade on defense gets almost no de… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BreeNewsome: Instead of framing the issue as “progressives v moderates”, the focus should be on what makes the American system of gover… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NydiaVelazquez: Thank you to all who called my office. We have a chance for a once-in-a-generation investment in working families and… — PolitiTweet.org

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Ever notice how “deficit hawks” vote for record-high defense spending, yet claim bills that help people & challenge lobbyists are “too much?” ‘22 Defense Bill = $768 billion/yr Build Back Better = $350B/yr Guess which got rubber stamped & which gets deemed a “spending problem” — PolitiTweet.org

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Can I? Yes. Do I want to? No 🥸 — PolitiTweet.org

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@LuciePohlComedy @RepAOC So glad our team could help 💟 wishing your family well and your dad a strong recovery in this tough time - thankful we could do our part. — PolitiTweet.org

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One under-discussed BIF aspect is the Senators pushing it demanded it be passed unaltered. As in: House passed its own infra bill & wasn’t allowed to conference or even add amendments to BIF. Imagine if I demanded everyone + POTUS pass my bill w/0 input or change! Silly, right? — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @RepAOC: The coverage of the infrastructure bill and the budget reconciliation bill can be a bit confusing and mystifying. So, what’s t… — PolitiTweet.org