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April 22, 2022

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) pushed back on a Supreme Court decision that limits Puerto Ricans’ access to government benefits on Thursday, condemning the decision for advancing the U.S.’s colonialist grip over the territory.

Issues:Puerto Rico
March 24, 2022

From her office in the Bronx, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined NY1 political anchor Errol Louis on “Inside City Hall” for an exclusive interview that aired Thursday on the situation at the city’s troubled jail complex, Rikers Island. 

March 10, 2022

QUEENS, NY - In May 2021, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez formally requested nearly $7 million in funding for 10 community projects that would serve New York's 14th Congressional District. Late Wednesday night, that funding passed the House as part of an omnibus bill to keep the federal government funded and open.

February 3, 2022

Progressive Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) told Yahoo Finance in an exclusive interview that corporate "price gouging" has fueled inflation, placing the blame largely on dominant companies that hike prices and rake in profits without fear of competition.

Issues:Economy
January 28, 2022

Several Queens lawmakers toured the Woodside Houses NYCHA complex Thursday to examine a broken heating plant that has left some residents without heating and hot water.

Council Member Julie Won, State Senator Jessica Ramos and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez visited the complex and called on NYCHA to fix the damaged heating plant that has been broken for months.

Issues:Housing
January 25, 2022

Washington, D.C. — In a letter sent last week, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) led 36 members in calling on President Biden to expand the residential standards set by the free at-home COVID-19 tests program. The lawmakers asked the Administration to allow multi-family housing units to order the tests they need.

Issues:COVID-19
January 10, 2022

The Bronx, NY - Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unveiled the winner of the Congressional App Challenge from New York’s 14th Congressional District: Packaged in One (PnO) by Rumaiz Ahmed, Maru Kaneko, and Rina Kaneko.

December 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a recent letter, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on President Biden to exert diplomatic pressure on Saudi Arabia to end their blockade of the Sana International Airport. Congresswoman Nancy Mace and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Rand Paul co-signed the letter.

December 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting Democracy Act, which included four amendments offered by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. 

Her first amendment expands the definition of nepotistic practices to include the executive office of the president.  Currently, the definition only applies to federal agencies.