Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the influential New York Democrat, received some backlash over a tweet that showed profile photos of the bipartisan group of senators behind the infrastructure bill that advanced on Wednesday. Both Democrats and Republicans praised the bill’s momentum. President Biden himself called the day “historic.” But progressives have voiced their opposition and accuse the party […]
Queens Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out her House GOP colleagues who voted against establishing “Juneteenth” as a federal holiday. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the Republicans who voted against making Juneteenth a federal holiday have 3 things in common … they’re white, male, and in denial. “They were all men and they were all white. Like […]
Youngest congresswoman elected. At the age of 29, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) made history as the youngest woman elected to 116th Congress and the youngest woman ever to serve in the US congress. In the biggest surprise of the 2018 midterm election primaries, she had upset 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley, the Democratic Caucus chair who […]
