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The Bronx, NY - In a recent letter, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY14) asked the City to detail the safety measures they are taking at Rikers Island Correctional Facility, as New York faces another COVID-19 surge.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in a Financial Services Committee hearing, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to prevent a portion of the over $450 billion in federal relief loans that Congress already authorized as part of the CARES Act from returning to the Treasury.
QUEENS, NY - Late Friday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) honored the centennial of the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights with a speech on the House Floor. The video of her remarks can be viewed here.
Several progressive members of the House Democratic Caucus joined a livestreamed conversation on health care reform on Wednesday and attacked what they said was widespread greed and fraud in the pharmaceutical and health care industries.
The Bronx, NY - Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) will host her monthly town hall for NY-14 constituents on Thursday, November 12, at 6:30PM. She will give an update about her legislative and community work and take questions from the audience.
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) announced today that they are working to assist Queens food assistance organizations that are experiencing sudden impacts in their funding.
QUEENS, NY - Today, on the third anniversary of Hurricane Maria's landfall on Puerto Rico, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) released a statement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urged FEMA to release funeral assistance to the families of COVID-19 victims. The representatives reached out to FEMA requesting this assistance in the Spring and received no response.
New York. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared some of her secrets to staying organized and prepared during congressional hearings in an Instagram storyMonday — and they are techniques anyone can use.