Deleted Tweets From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
If you haven’t yet dove into the discussion on reparations, this is a great place to start. #HR40 ⬇️ https://t.co/91exHo3VM4 QT @blackvoices: )
Let me tell you a story about Chairman @RepCummings. Before new members are assigned to Congressional committees, we have to make our case to the chair. Chairman Cummings was TOUGH. I sat down in his office to make my case for Oversight, and I was quite nervous. https://t.co/u1mRAR5epX QT @thehill: )
Happy Friday! 🐶 I got visited by Aziz before the weekend ✨ https://t.co/bOzvhwvruo
Having a seat in Congress is not about individual glory - it never has been, and never will be. It’s about serving the millions of children and people in our communities and across the country. Everyone deserves the dignity of representation. America belongs to us all. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/JcwDT2W5Yb
When Homan says “they can come in a port of entry,” what he doesn’t say is that the admin has practically closed ports to asylees. Out of desperation, families do what Óscar & Valeria(the father & daughter who drowned) did: face dangerous terrain. These are policies of cruelty. QT @atrupar: .@AOC: Mr Homan, you signed official memo that led to family separations, right? FORMER ICE BOSS HOMAN: I recommen… https://t.co/D4Goen8k7p)
Frontline communities are already impacted by the climate crisis & environmental injustice. That’s why they’re named in the #GreenNewDeal. Fixing the pipes in Flint, cleaning the air in the Bronx & transitioning away from pipelines on reservations sets an example for our future. https://t.co/GmwZEHYJ87 QT @Public_Citizen: )
As long as the @GOPLeader supports jailing children and families on the border, I will continue to hold him to account for it. That’s why I’m calling on Rep. McCarthy to apologize for aiding and supporting the separation of children from their parents. https://t.co/ogHXY7pD3p
As a result this hearing (chaired by @RoKhanna!), we were able to secure $16 million in refunds from TransDigm for egregious price gouging in military contracts. For all their talk of “free markets,” CEOs actually work *against* them. They want CAPTIVE markets + monopoly power. https://t.co/jOtKPtRWGv QT @nowthisnews: )
🎶 Can you pass these bills / For affordable birth control pills / If they don’t want to- / Then the GOP is through 🎶 - Bills by Congressional Destiny’s Child 👸🏾👸🏽👸🏻 cc @AyannaPressley https://t.co/XdfJvI1wSc QT @thehill: )
This hearing was wild. First the FBI witness tried to say I was wrong. I tried to be generous + give benefit of doubt, but then we checked. I wasn’t. Violence by Muslims is routinely treated as “terrorism,” White Supremacist violence isn’t. Neo-Nazis are getting off the hook. https://t.co/RCjp4687by QT @nowthisnews: )
What a damn shame. We must pass the 9/11 Victim’s Compensation Fund. It’s not just about procedure. It’s about showing up for the heroes who were there for us. I don’t sit on this committee, but if any of the first responders there today would like to meet with me, let me know. https://t.co/PWEfZ5CXxH QT @ABCPolitics: )
Dred Scott. Korematsu vs. United States. Citizens United. Party aside, the Supreme Court has gotten things horrifyingly wrong in the past. That’s why Congress must preserve our power and independence: we are part of the check + balance. QT @cspan: .@RepAOC @AOC: "Unspeakable horrors have been executed by the United States in the name of citizenship, in the name… https://t.co/fUnVwczSLE)
Yesterday I offered an amendment to allow Fed researchers to study Schedule I Drugs, incl: - MDMA & PTSD - Psilocybin & severe depression - Ibogaine & opioid withdrawal 🚨 House votes TODAY. If you’re supportive, CALL YOUR REP. Don’t assume they’ll vote for it - let them know. https://t.co/NrVoxKQa2X QT @tomangell: )
The #RenewableRikers town hall tonight was PACKED! Thank you to everyone in the community who came out to listen to one another & envision the just world we want to create together 🌱 https://t.co/A1g7MPRHDs QT @gregmocker: )
Today I presided over the House floor for the first time. Every day here is a sacred privilege + responsibility entrusted to me by my community. I never forget that, and moments like these drive it home. Thank you to the people of NY14 + beyond. This House belongs to all of us. https://t.co/EPW5vP3lrP QT @cspan: )
About an hour ago, I was walking out of my office for the day. There was a man what I believe was his teenage son hanging a small sign they made outside my office (we let people leave well wishes on our wall). Astonishingly, his sign read: “Trump supporters for Ocasio-Cortez.” https://t.co/IjVKbvetEI
Related: Chelsea Manning has been trapped in solitary confinement for refusing to answer questions before a Grand Jury. Solitary confinement is torture. Chelsea is being tortured for whistleblowing, she should be released on bail, and we should ban extended solitary in the US. QT @Public_Citizen: “We have a unique responsibility to protect those who have the courage to come out and say when something is wrong.… https://t.co/gcRW1yQCdB)
People often think strength is holding back tears, or that bravery is checking your life at the door for another day. To me, bravery is the courage to be vulnerable in front of the world. &Strength can be finding the power in your tears. @RepJayapal, you were all power today. QT @RepJayapal: During @HouseJudiciary today, I shared why the #EqualityAct is so personal to me and my family. My child is finally… https://t.co/yJ4fHz3HiP)
Like many other women + working people, I occasionally suffer from impostor syndrome: those small moments, especially on hard days, where you wonder if the haters are right. But then they do things like this to clear it right up. If this guy can be Senator, you can do anything. QT @_waleedshahid: "The solution to climate change is not this unserious resolution...the solution to so many of our problems at all t… https://t.co/ieAYOgwWy5)
W/ the #GreenNewDeal, legislators, experts, & advocates have spent countless hours poring over details of industrial policy+impact of global temp/sea lvl projections. That’s what you do when you take your job seriously + respect the chamber. This is what happens when you don’t: QT @Public_Citizen: We present to you: Senator Mike Lee's masterful takedown of @AOC and @SenMarkey's Green New Deal. https://t.co/S7B31xByM1)