Alexandria Ocasio-CortezVerified account

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Congresswoman for NY-14 (Bronx + Queens). In a modern, moral, + wealthy society, no American should be too poor to live. 💯% People-Funded, no corporate PAC $.

Bronx + Queens, NYC
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jan 5

    A quick note to you all. Let us never, ever, ever give up.

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    1 hour ago

    Trump is declaring a national emergency to bypass Congress, to build a wall we don’t need, to address a crisis that doesn’t exist, by claiming an authority he doesn’t have. If that sounds like nonsense, it’s because it is. It’s also plainly unconstitutional.

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  3. 1 hour ago

    Amazon is paying $0 in taxes on $11+ billion in profit. $0 for schools. $0 for firefighters. $0 for infrastructure. $0 for research and healthcare. Why should corporations that contribute nothing to the pot be in a position to take billions from the public?

    Amazon will pay $0 in federal income taxes on $11.2 billion in profit.
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    7 hours ago

    Defeating an anti-union corporation that mistreats workers and assists ICE in terrorizing immigrant communities is a victory. Defeating an unprecedented act of corporate welfare is a triumph that should change the way we do economic development deals in our city & state forever.

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    7 hours ago

    The HQ2 "search" was always a thinly disguised attempt to extract maximum tax concessions for opening a satellite office. If you want proof of that: Amazon isn't re-opening the HQ2 search, and it's still hiring in NYC.

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    6 hours ago

    . responding to criticism that by Amazon pulling out of HQ2 in Queens, 25,000 jobs were lost: "We were subsidizing those jobs." Says if state/city was willing to "give away $3 billion for this deal," investments can be made in hiring teachers and fixing the subway.

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  7. 6 hours ago

    Anything is possible: today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers & their neighbors defeated Amazon’s corporate greed, its worker exploitation, and the power of the richest man in the world.

    AMAZON CANCELS PLAN TO COME TO NEW YORK "After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, Queens" - Amazon spokeswoman Jodi Seth
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  8. 12 hours ago

    Let’s go: ‘We’re starting a 15-city tour + a 50-State campaign, starting in early primary states, to build political and public support for a Green New Deal.’ - ⬇️

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    ‘The is not just another climate policy … it is a call to redefine politics and establish a new social contract for America.’ — , , and are calling on politicians to make a choice: Fossil fuel money or a livable future
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  9. 22 hours ago

    I often reflect on ‘s words: “people closest to the pain should be closest to the power.” is a Somali refugee. She has felt the ravages of war. Watching her question Trump’s envoy to VZ, who pled guilty to several Iran-Contra crimes, feels like justice.

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    . questioning Elliott Abrams about his previous support of genocide in Guatemala
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  10. Retweeted
    Feb 13

    In cannabis banking hearing, asks: "are we compounding the racial wealth gap right now?" She also asks the panel if "the folks who profited off for-profit incarceration could be the first to profit off legalization?" Corey Barnette's answer: "yes."

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  11. Feb 13

    Bringing the BX to DC!

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    BREAKING NEWS from &
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  12. Feb 13

    Apparently this is a normal practice, and people don’t bat an eye. The first few people in line are guaranteed a seat in a given hearing. This was the hearing for marijuana banking laws. Lobbyists and those who can afford it pay people to hold their spot so they get in 1st.

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  13. Feb 13

    Shock doesn’t begin to cover it. Today I left a hearing on homelessness & saw tons of people camped outside committee. I turned to my staff and asked if it was a demonstration. “No,” they said. “Lobbyists pay the homeless + others to hold their place so they can get in 1st.”

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  14. Feb 12

    Reminder that their plan = no plan. Why? Because for billionaires, things are already going fine.

    Strange that on right now could not say what a fair marginal tax rate would be, just that he doesn’t like ’s plan. You’d think he’d have a plan before going on this tour.
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  15. Feb 12

    Don’t mess with our future. When it comes to climate, it’s all our lives at stake. The younger you are, the more consequences you’ll see. It’s life and death for us. And we will fight like it.

    By a stunning 30-point margin, millennials support a Green New Deal.
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  16. Feb 12

    If you want to read more, here’s a starter:

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  17. Feb 12

    Do you really think these increasingly regular & horrific wildfires & droughts are a coincidence? That growing regularity of “100-year floods” is an accident? We are losing our homes & loved ones *now.* 3,000 Americans died in María. And GOP doesn’t even care enough to try.

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  18. Feb 12

    We are already feeling the early nightmares of climate crisis, & the GOP is doing nothing to stop it - as they have for years. I’ve been reading docs all week about how much people knew about climate + when. They knew early. & Their goal has been to sow doubt this entire time.

    Republicans are convinced ’s Green New Deal is a liability for Democrats. But they may have badly misjudged the national mood.
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  19. Feb 12

    Trust me, I like ice cream way too much to do that. (I also like visiting my family in Puerto Rico too much to “ban airplanes”) Maybe if the GOP did their job for once & read a piece of legislation, they’d see that communities + jobs come FIRST, not last, in the .

    Republican senator terrified that is coming to steal everyone's ice cream
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    Feb 12

    Appreciate stopping by to hear Flight Attendant concerns on a continued Shutdown. We appreciate all efforts to help save lives, jobs, and lift up labor rights. Great talk!

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    Feb 12

    “From Nepal to Honduras, we made a promise that we were going to be a safe haven... We need to make sure that, as a nation, we honor our promises.” joined immigrants in DC to demand permanent legal status for holders who could lose protections.

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