Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

If Republicans were willing to scrutinize billionaires *half* as much as they scrutinize people on food stamps, this country would be a much better place. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

- Also, and very importantly, these jobs are for FREE. The public was going to pay $3 billion in public subsidies & millions in hard cash building Amazon’s campus for them- NYC residents were subsidizing Amazon tons per job. Now they‘re bringing work without the welfare. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

- “It’s in Manhattan, not Queens”: If you live in NYC, you would know people commute to work. Amazon would not have paid taxes for many, many years and not contribute to fixing our crumbling subway system. So lots of added strain, no benefit. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

While we’re here, let’s clear up some GOP disinfo: - “It’s 1500 jobs vs 25,000”: The 25,000 jobs figure was a 10-20 year fantasy # from Amazon, not a promise or agreement. In exchange for that lack of commitment, they wanted billions of public $. Their Y1 jobs projection was 700. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@monetxchange 💞💞💞 — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@peterjhasson You should know better. That 25k number was an unsubstantiated #, not a year 1 hiring figure. Nor was it a promise backed w/ consequences if it wasn’t met. 1,500 jobs off the bat is huge, & a much better deal than paying billions for a fairy tale that would’ve displaced many. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Me waiting on the haters to apologize after we were proven right on Amazon and saved the public billions https://t.co/xzCepkX4AV — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Won’t you look at that: Amazon is coming to NYC anyway - *without* requiring the public to finance shady deals, helipad handouts for Jeff Bezos, & corporate giveaways. Maybe the Trump admin should focus more on cutting public assistance to billionaires instead of poor families. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Learn more about what women in Chile are facing and how they are organizing to build power and fight for dignity: https://t.co/gdfUoTESCo — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

🎶 ¡Y la culpa no era mía/ ni dónde estaba/ ni cómo vestía. El violador eres *tú.* 🎶 - 🎶 And the fault wasn’t mine/ Nor where I was/ Nor what I wore. The violator is *you.* 🎶 Hell yes 💥 Solidaridad con nuestras hermanxs en Chile 🇨🇱 https://t.co/XPtSfGzr1W — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@Heritage In other words: A single mother of a 19 year old gets denied food. A person who needs their car to drive to work gets denied food. A disabled person whose paperwork is in limbo for months gets denied food. Nice system you have there. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

The devil (that starves low-income Americans) is in the details. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @BayAreaData: I didn’t know this but it’s in there and it’s insane. You’re required to work to get food stamps, but are ineligible if yo… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Or let’s talk about food stamps and cars! This is one of the wildest rules to me. If you have a busted car that’s worth less than $5k (say, to drive to that work req), it can preclude you from SNAP eligibility. See how these “rules” start to stack up? https://t.co/sw4scXCSQA — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Or let’s talk about food stamps and cars! This is one of the wildest rules to me. If you have a busted car that’s worth a less than $5k (say, to drive to that work req), it can preclude you from food stamps. See how these “rules” start to stack up? https://t.co/yIc1YblMcR — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

If you have severe depression (or any number of mental issues), everyday life is very difficult. But it’s really hard to get disability status in general for mental health issues. So if you need food stamps, and can’t afford a dr’s visit for a diagnosis/medicine, you go hungry. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

These exclusionary “rules” sound great to anyone who hasn’t dealt with the actual lived experience. In truth it means paperwork, waiting, & absurdist bureaucracy. Let’s talk about the example of severe depression, which is an elevated risk for people in economic hardship. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

The rule ignores the reality of American life. Plenty of parents who support can’t claim “adult” (18+) children as dependents. Getting disability status is notoriously difficult &food is an immediate need. What if someone has an undiagnosed mental issue, like severe depression? — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @ericuman: A 16-yr-old boy died in Border Patrol custody. He had the flu They didn't take him to the hospital They didn't release him T… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @cspan: .@RepAOC @AOC floor speech on housing: "As our wages remain stable or the same, rent is going up and it becomes harder and harde… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

My family relied on food stamps (EBT) when my dad died at 48. I was a student. If this happened then, we might’ve just starved. Now, many people will. It’s shameful how the GOP works overtime to create freebies for the rich while dissolving lifelines of those who need it most. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @SenSanders: The average interest rate for a payday loan in Utah? 652%. 70-year-old Vietnam veterans are being jailed for not being able… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

I was in that CBP facility. There were cameras and monitors everywhere. Are we really supposed to believe that every single camera and every single feed in the detention center happened to go offline the day that I and an entire Congressional delegation visited? I don’t. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Of course CBP is saying the tape “doesn’t exist.” Bc then everyone would see the horrifying conditions I was talking about. If the full footage was released, you’d see CBP officers sneaking photos of me in secure spaces, and migrant women on the floor w/ their hair falling out. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Siri, show me what classism looks like: — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @JamilSmith: We lost Chairman Fred and Mark Clark to government assassination 50 years ago today. The answer to the question posed is “y… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @alexburnsNYT: McKinsey consultants advising ICE "proposed cuts in spending on food for migrants, as well as on medical care & supervisi… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

To our friends in the UK: please cherish, protect, & continue investing in your healthcare system! Once Big Pharma & special interests get their hands on it, it could take generations to regain. Millions of people in the US are fighting to have a system half as good as the NHS. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnandWrites: At @KamalaHarris's lowest moments in the polls, she has outpolled @MikeBloomberg. That she is now out and he's just gettin… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @MollyJongFast: Exxon knew they were killing the planet in 1977, And they kept going. https://t.co/wmStHWsI2N — PolitiTweet.org