Statements and posts
8 press releases and posts, newest first.
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Reintroduced bill to expand insurance coverage of over-the-counter birth control without cost sharing.
“I am proud to reintroduce the Affordability is Access Act alongside Representative Ayanna Pressley and Senator Patty Murray, which will make birth control widely accessible and affordable without a prescription.”
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Ocasio-Cortez, Markey Reintroduce Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice to Rebuild America
Reintroduced legislation to establish Civilian Climate Corps providing 1.5 million jobs over five years.
“The impacts of the climate crisis are being felt across our country, with extreme weather events taking lives and causing billions in devastating losses. We need a massive public investment to combat the toll of wildfires, floods, and hurricanes. That is why I am proud to reintroduce the Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs…”
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Ocasio-Cortez Secures $351 Million for Flood Prevention in The Bronx and Queens
Secured $351 million for flood prevention infrastructure in The Bronx and Queens.
“In 2021, Hurricane Ida devastated New York City, taking the lives of 13 community members in flash floods and causing extensive damage to homes in The Bronx and Queens. Since then, the climate crisis has increased the prevalence and intensity of severe weather events.”
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Introduced Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act to ban corporate and private equity ownership of physician practices.
“Across the country, private equity firms and corporate conglomerates are buying up American physician offices. To increase shareholder profits, these entities often cut corners, leading to patients paying more for significantly worse care.”
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Opposed the BUSES Act, which would prevent engine idling restrictions for buses and eliminate neighborhood reporting programs.
Environmental ProtectionAI-read
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Ocasio-Cortez and Velázquez Statement on Puerto Rico Water Crisis
Criticized federal neglect and mismanagement of Puerto Rico's water infrastructure crisis.
“Access to clean water is a fundamental human right. Right now, the Governor and the federal government must do everything in their power to affirm that right, restore water access, and make the robust investments necessary to update Puerto Rico’s public infrastructure.”
Water InfrastructureAI-read
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Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, Ramirez Reintroduce the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reintroduced the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, landmark housing legislation which would rebuild the United States’…
“From record-breaking heat waves to extreme flooding displacing public housing residents, Americans are feeling the parallel impacts of the housing and climate crisis. Now more than ever, it is integral that Congress put forward bold solutions that ensure our nation’s housing stock is both affordable and resilient.”
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Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, Ramirez Reintroduce the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reintroduced the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, landmark housing legislation which would rebuild the United States’…
“From record-breaking heat waves to extreme flooding displacing public housing residents, Americans are feeling the parallel impacts of the housing and climate crisis. Now more than ever, it is integral that Congress put forward bold solutions that ensure our nation’s housing stock is both affordable and resilient.”