Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

If we had a universal system, the huge sums we pay for their insurance could just go into their pocket in form of potentially $1000s in raises. The answer can’t continue to be subsidizing the ACA more & more as premiums go up & up. It’s single payer healthcare: Medicare for All. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@davidaxelrod To this day I work so my campaign staff is better insured than I am. But as an employer, I hate that their healthcare is tied to employment. When people get debilitating diagnoses, why does our system force us to stress about care ending w/ employment rather than getting better? — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@davidaxelrod I went uninsured until I was sworn into Congress. Members of Congress (as you know) receive Gold plans off the ACA that we co-pay for. We buy it using the same exchanges I haggled w/ as a waitress, & I STILL have what’s considered a “high deductible” plan. #M4A is the way — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@davidaxelrod I remember vividly one day I decided to walk around and ask everyone I worked with - waiters, bussers, cooks - what insurance they had. Everyone had the same answer: none. It was better for us to save up the money we’d otherwise pay on premiums & spend it on actual medicine/care — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @CWG_Workers: CWG members from the @AOC campaign were out supporting @SBWorkersUnited last night at a rally in Astoria, Queens ✊ #UnionS… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@davidaxelrod When I waitressed, I had to pay $100s/month for the privilege of paying thousands in deductibles each year for ACA insurance that didn’t really cover RXs. It was cheaper/the best $ option to just go uninsured and prayed nothing happened. One reason why I support Medicare for All — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @QueensDSA: Yo @HowardSchultz Queens is rolling with @astoriablvdsbx, time to tap out! https://t.co/OonntTvhxw — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

ANOTHER huge victory today - Starbucks workers at the massive NYC Roastery / @SBWorkersUnited just won a momentous union election. There are only 6 Starbucks roasteries in the world. This is the first one unionizing. 💪🏽 Want to know why? Hear from our Astoria workers below ⬇️ https://t.co/1SLMlJryIg — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

BOOM 💥 that makes 2 major NYC ground-shaking grassroots labor victories in ONE DAY — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

For those keeping score, when asylum seekers are European, politicians quickly recognize them as refugees. When they’re from elsewhere, the same folks call them “undocumented.” Remember: seeking asylum is a legal right for ALL people, despite their prejudice. The more you know💫 — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @nytimes: Breaking News: Amazon workers voted to unionize at a massive New York warehouse, in a stunning win for a campaign targeting th… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @greenhousenyt: In my 25 years writing about labor, the unionization victory at the Amazon warehouse in Staten Island is by far the bigg… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @chasestrangio: Here is what is going to happen. Today we are going to raise $3million for trans-led work. Ariana Grande is matching up… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jamieson: BREAKING: Disclosure filings show Amazon spent *$4.3 million* on anti-union consultants last year in an effort to defeat orga… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@JordanChariton @krystalball Security was an issue as well. 2021 included a lot of high level threats on my life, which limited what activities I was able to do, especially those outside. The combination of that + when we are able to get resources/time to secure them creates scheduling + logistical conflicts — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@krystalball @DanPriceSeattle So what exactly is the insinuation here? That we are secretly in the tank for Amazon? That we’re “sellouts” despite leading congressional investigations into Amazon, taking huge blowback to call out the scam HQ2 deal, meeting with workers in our district warehouses? It’s reaching — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@krystalball Regardless we are ecstatic of today’s organizing results and worker demonstration of what’s possible not only in Staten Island but across the country. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

@krystalball The warehouse isn’t in my district and maybe you should look at a map before claiming so. One scheduling conflict aside, we have requested oversight investigations into Amazon, met with Amazon workers in the Woodside warehouses, and more. Hope you do more due diligence next time. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @marcelaforny: A union victory today in Staten Island would be historic for the whole world. It would prove that ordinary working-class… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Now would be a great time to cancel student loan debt, take significant climate action, and pass voting rights. 👩🏽‍🎓🌎 🗳 — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @RepMarieNewman: As a proud mother of a transgender daughter, I will forever witness and celebrate the resilience and success of our tra… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @RepAOC: Think housing discrimination is a thing of the past? Well… 1️⃣ In majority Black neighborhoods, homes are undervalued by $48,0… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @andreperryedu: "This is a scandal!" @AOC citing housing devaluation research by me and my colleagues @jtrothwell and @DBHarshbarger, pu… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @resnikoff: "If you live in an expensive metropolitan area, it is likely that you have received an Uber ride, package delivery, or takeo… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Not sure why Republicans are acting so shocked by Cawthorn’s alleged revelations about their party. One of their members is being investigated for sex trafficking a minor and they’ve been pretty OK w/ that. They issued more consequences to members who voted to impeach Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @RepJoeNeguse: Did you know renewable energy is the least expensive source of energy in our country? @POTUS has a plan to enhance the A… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @NYMag: @AOC @errollouis .@AOC and the other members of the House Progressive Caucus are calling on Biden to issue executive orders to e… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @RepRaskin: Last night the 1/6 Committee voted unanimously to recommend contempt citations against Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro, who ar… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @RepAOC: Medicare for All would lower your monthly bills. How? By eliminating co-pays and other unexpected expenses, lower and middle-in… — PolitiTweet.org