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Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a letter urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to comply with a landmark federal court ruling requiring the agency to fully evaluate rooftop solar, battery storage, and other distributed renewable options when rebuilding Puerto Rico’s electric grid.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) highlighted the psychological and economic dangers of Artificial Intelligence during a hearing in the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Find Representative Ocasio-Cortez’s remarks as delivered below:
In addition to not including an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, the funding bill allows Republican Senators to sue the government for millions of taxpayer dollars
Queens, N.Y. - This weekend, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) joined City Harvest, New York City’s first and largest food rescue organization, to host a Food Distribution for federal workers impacted by the government shutdown at Vaughn College in Queens. Over 260 federal workers attended and more than 9,300 pounds of food were distributed.
Letter follows the Trump Administration’s directive to let SNAP benefits expire for three million New Yorkers in less than 2 days
Letter follows reports that the $2.9 billion project could be delayed an additional 3 years until 2030
Washington, D.C. - Last week, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Daniel Goldman (NY-10) led a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon expressing profound concern over the pattern of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeting students across the country.
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez secured $2.4 million to build ‘La Casita’, a headquarters for Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens that will expand the organization's ability to provide services such as foreclosure prevention, affordable housing counseling, and first-time homebuyer support.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) issued the following statement in support of the lawsuit filed by members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board challenging their unlawful removal by President Trump:
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Paul Tonko (NY-20) led several members of New York’s Democratic Congressional delegation in writing to the New York Power Authority (NYPA) in support of NYPA’s plan to develop 7 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy by 2030 and encouraging the NYPA to continue expanding development in future years.