Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ahead of next week’s vote on the The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced seven amendments that collectively seek to end U.S. practices that have contributed to human rights abuses. One amendment would block the sale of weapons to the Saudi unit that killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) will introduce a bill to extend all federal pandemic unemployment insurance through February 1, 2022. If passed, benefits would be retroactive to September 6. The bill text is available here.
QUEENS, N.Y. - Antes del marcado del paquete de reconciliación del Comité Judicial hoy, la Representante Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez emitió una declaración en el que enfatiza la importancia de brindar vías a la ciudadanía para aquellos residentes con Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) a través del proceso de reconciliación. Sigue la declaración completa.
QUEENS, N.Y. - Ahead of today's Judiciary Committee mark-up of the reconciliation package, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released a statement emphasizing the importance of providing pathways to citizenship for those residents with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) through the reconciliation process. The full statement follows.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released a statement calling on the Senate to reject Rahm Emanuel’s nomination to the ambassadorship of Japan. The full statement follows.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Mondaire Jones and Jesús G. “Chuy” García are releasing a statement urging President Biden to appoint a new Federal Reserve Chair rather than reappoint Jerome Powell. The full statement follows.
THROGGS NECK, NY – On Monday, August 30, 2021, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Representative of the 14th Congressional District of New York, will hold a live press conference to announce that the House of Representatives passed federal funding for the Offshore Wind Workforce Development Project at SUNY Maritime College. Congressman Thomas Suozzi, 3rd Congressional District of New York, who jointly submitted the funding request with Representative Ocasio-Cortez, will also offer remarks.
“The impending eviction crisis is a matter of public health and safety that demands an urgent legislative solution to prevent further harm and needless loss of human life.”
Washington, D.C. (August 27, 2021) — Yesterday, Representative Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a field roundtable to hear directly from frontline communities that have been disproportionately burdened by pollution from power plants and discuss new environmental justice proposals the Committee will spearhead to curb deadly pollution and direct federal resources to the hardest-hit communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Late Thursday, nine funding requests for community projects in New York’s 14th Congressional District passed the House of Representatives. The proposed projects include mental health services for a Cure Violence program, capacity building for a housing counseling non-profit, after school program enrichment, workforce training in green jobs and home healthcare, and facilities upgrades for Plaza Del Sol Health Center and Elmhurst Hospital. Rep.