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Washington, D.C.– Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Grace Meng (NY-06), and Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced the 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act, legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for immigrant first responders, workers, and volunteers who assisted with clean-up and search-and-rescue efforts at Ground Zero following the Septembe

Washington, D.C. - Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) introduced amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that aim to promote human rights, fight climate change, and end U.S. practices that contribute to human rights abuses, threaten democracy, and enable corruption.

The House Rules Committee is scheduled to consider the amendments today. A full House floor vote on the National Defense Authorization Act is expected later this week.

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) continued to fight against corporate greed by for-profit health insurance companies, including those that operate Medicare Advantage plans. 

The FY 26 Energy and Water Appropriations Act includes a study on demand response and load flexibility, two potential solutions to ease the energy and cost burdens of AI data centers on consumers and prevent blackouts

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Representative Ted W. Lieu (CA-36), and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) announced the reintroduction of the Protections and Transparency in the Workplace Act to combat sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace.

Con Edison is seeking to raise elec­tric rates by 18% and nat­ural gas de­liv­ery rates by 18.8% for New Yorkers, even while the company reports increased profits