Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @mehdirhasan: Don’t forget: this isn’t just about Joe Manchin. It’s about the dark money and billionaires and coal interests behind him,… — PolitiTweet.org

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That part ⬇️ — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @Sifill_LDF: Manchin is Manchin. But what kind of healthy democracy is structured in a way that can allow one man elected by 290,000 vot… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AndrewDesiderio: Oof, Bernie on Manchin: “I also find it amusing that Sen. Manchin indicates his worry about the deficit after voting… — PolitiTweet.org

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@jaytay777 No, thankfully it doesn’t have to pass House again next year. House terms are 2 years, so anything the House passed in 2021 can be picked up by the Senate through ‘22. When a new House is sworn in after the midterms (Jan ‘23) is when bills must be reintroduced & voted on again — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JamaalBowmanNY: Wow @Sen_JoeManchin, with all due respect, when you say you’re a no on Build Back Better - is it you? Or is it the spec… — PolitiTweet.org

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But if that not the case rules-wise, then we aren’t docked a recon “slot” but what we do lose is very precious and critical time to pass one last recon bill before the midterms Either way,midterms-wise much of that is moot if we don’t break filibuster to pass voting rights ASAP — PolitiTweet.org

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@ncweaver Even if you could get 10 Republicans, the problem as I explained above is that there is only 1 vote allowed left this year per Senate rules. It’s not a political problem, it’s a procedure/rules problem. — PolitiTweet.org

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That’s also why passing this before the new year was/is so important - delaying could cost us a major item in the President’s agenda next yr. Unless we break the filibuster. In that case, it could still cost us a recon slot but at least lets us move on voting rights +other items — PolitiTweet.org

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If we only get 2 recon bills per year, and BBB was supposed to be the 2nd recon of 2021, does pushing “roll it over” or does the Senate clock restart in 22, BBB is erased as the 2nd 2021 bill, & Dems now only have 2 swings left instead of 3? Likely the latter but not confirmed — PolitiTweet.org

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What makes the choice to push even more harmful (potentially) is that if BBB gets pushed to next year, it raises the question if that decision effectively erases 1 of Biden’s 4 chances to pass major legislation before the midterms barring action on filibuster - — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Many folks bring this up,& it’s not a bad idea. The problem is that due to the filibuster, we can’t vote on items individually. For the most part, the only major leg Senate can pass w/ 51 votes are reconciliation bills. We only get 2 per year. 1st was Rescue Plan, only 1 left — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AOC: We, as always, are here to fight for this agenda. What matters most to us is that it gets done. But we cannot just shrug our shoul… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

We, as always, are here to fight for this agenda. What matters most to us is that it gets done. But we cannot just shrug our shoulders and accept this as some Charlie Brown moment. Our entire democracy is on the line. So we need to get back in there & get this sh*t done. Period — PolitiTweet.org

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People can be mad at Manchin all they want, but we knew he would do this months ago. Where we need answers from are the leaders who promised a path on BBB if BIF passed: Biden & Dem leaders. *They* chose to move BIF alone instead of w/ BBB, not Manchin. So they need to fix it. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Some of us don’t have the luxury of giving up. We serve working, middle class, & poor people. We serve everyday workers getting ripped off & immigrants & Black communities & queer kids needing shelter. We will not walk away from them. And leadership can’t walk from them either. — PolitiTweet.org

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To every member who brought up Manchin, they personally promised they had a solution & BBB would pass. It is simply not an option for Dem leaders to walk from BBB, voting rights, etc. They must find a way, just as they promised they would when we raised this inevitability — PolitiTweet.org

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Either way, we cannot accept no for an answer. Dem leadership - incl but not limited to the President himself and House Dem leadership - wrote a massive check on their credibility the night of the BIF vote in order to secure the votes they needed, *promising* passage of BBB… — PolitiTweet.org

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When a handful of us in the House warned this would happen if Dem leaders gave Manchin everything he wanted 1st by moving BIF before BBB instead of passing together, many ridiculed our position. Maybe they’ll believe us next time. Or maybe people will just keep calling us naïve. — PolitiTweet.org

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Ppl rag on Congress’ salary &it’s easy to score political points on it, but many don’t know it requires paying 2 rents, can’t deduct work costs, etc Result is grand gestures to tout that they/staff aren’t getting COLA adjustments, but then trading stock to make up for it -worse! — PolitiTweet.org

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What’s worse is that many who engage in these practices publicly tout not approving cost of living or MRA increases in the leg branch as a way of claiming “fiscal responsibility,” yet compensate by engaging in this highly questionable trading. It incentivizes this bad behavior — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

There is no reason members of Congress should hold and trade individual stock when we write major policy and have access to sensitive information. There are many ways members can invest w/o creating actual or appeared conflict of interest,like thrift savings plans or index funds — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RepJayapal: The American people sent us to Congress to deliver. More than 81 million people voted for @POTUS’s agenda, 85% of which is… — PolitiTweet.org

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Good thing the Parliamentarian’s guidance here is non binding! It’s just guidance. The Senate can still include a path to citizenship in BBB and call a vote on it, which is why we have called on them to do so. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RashidaTlaib: Families and children won't get the child tax credit help they need next month because of Joe Manchin. I can't believe it… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AmandaBecker: As this was playing out, the conventional beltway groupthink was that the progressives were being 'unreasonable' in not t… — PolitiTweet.org

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Fact is when Dem leadership is really, truly set on something, they use a huge amount of procedural, political, media, & resource tools to force votes in very powerful ways. They do it all the time. They did it with BIF, they do it with defense, now they need to do it with BBB. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Leadership forces votes all the time. Bc they know ppl talk💩abt what they’ll support until it’s vote time The pressure of voting no+ folks@home seeing IS overwhelming. They even force unnecessary standalone votes like the extra Iron Dome $,which actually belongs in Defense $ — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

To secure votes for the Bipar Infra Bill, Biden *himself* came to House Progressives & told us was putting his credibility on the line to deliver BBB if CPC voted BIF. They trusted him. I didn’t think he could promise the Senate. He promised anyway. It’s time for him to deliver. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

People want to “but Manchin” everyone to death, but learned helplessness is not a disposition that inspires confidence or support. The President has tools at his disposal. Leadership has tools at their disposal. If it really is just 1-2 votes, Senate should force a vote on BBB — PolitiTweet.org