Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
U.S. Representative · NY-14 · Democrat
Statements and posts
109 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Pick a week or a day to set the dates below. One count per message: copies of one post on X and Bluesky count once, and reposts aren’t counted. Shading is scaled to Ocasio-Cortez’s own volume over the last 12 months (a typical active day = 1). May 25, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026.
All 109 statements
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Ocasio-Cortez Statement on Suspicious Letter Sent to District Office in Hunts Point
Responded to suspicious letter received at district office amid nationwide mailings.
“Today, my Hunts Point District Office received a suspicious letter consistent with those received by dozens of elected officials across the country. I am grateful to local and federal law enforcement who quickly responded to investigate the matter and worked to ensure the safety of my staff.”
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Led letter urging FAA to pause AI air traffic management tool at Washington-area airports.
“Last month, the Federal Aviation Administration surprisingly launched an AI tool to help control air traffic over three major National Capital Region Airports, with plans to expand nationwide in the following 90 days.”
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Ocasio-Cortez Statement on ICE Shooting in Marble Hill
Called for investigation into ICE shooting incident in Marble Hill and demanded body camera footage.
“ICE is a rogue, lawless paramilitary and surveillance agency. It does not belong in New York City and it should not exist in the United States of America. Abolish ICE.”
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NEWS: Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, Merkley Unveil Ban Flock Act to Protect Americans’ Right to Privacy
Introduced Ban Flock Act to prohibit federal use of AI-powered surveillance cameras.
“Across the country, Big Tech companies like Flock Safety have built a mass surveillance system to harvest Americans’ private and personal data without their consent. AI-powered cameras are keeping track of our every move and weaponizing this data against working people to make record profits.”
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Introduced bicameral legislation to restore health coverage for 450,000 New Yorkers.
“Congressional Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act represents the largest loss of healthcare in American history. Apart from cutting nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid, this bill specifically targeted New York by gutting the Essential Plan and stripping almost half a million New Yorkers of their health insurance.”
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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.”
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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.
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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.”
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Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, Ramirez Reintroduce the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
Reintroduced Green New Deal for Public Housing Act to rebuild public housing and create union jobs.
“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
Reintroduced Green New Deal for Public Housing Act to rebuild public housing and create union jobs.
“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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Led 52 Democrats urging HHS and CMS to rescind rule allowing predatory health insurance loans.
“100 million Americans are currently living under the weight of medical debt and now the Trump administration is proposing making the load even heavier”
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Criticized data center siting practices and public health impacts during committee markup.
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Ocasio-Cortez Slams Big Pharma for Gaming U.S. Patent System
Criticized pharmaceutical companies for gaming patent system to monopolize drug market and raise prices.
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Introduced bill imposing $50 gift limit on Supreme Court Justices.
“The Supreme Court is facing a major corruption crisis. As it stands, Supreme Court Justices are accepting gifts from wealthy benefactors and people with special interests before the Court, actively furthering the distrust between working-class Americans and our legal institutions.”
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Ocasio-Cortez Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of PROMESA
Criticized PROMESA and Puerto Rico's Financial Oversight Board for mismanagement and erosion of public services.
“There have been bad-faith attempts to co-opt the hurt caused by PROMESA and return FOMB’s authorities back to the government of Puerto Rico while still saddling the island with debt. These attempts to codify illegitimate debt should be resisted.”
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Ocasio-Cortez Submits 11 Amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act
Submitted 11 amendments to National Defense Authorization Act on humanitarian aid, human rights and military facilities.
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Ocasio-Cortez Introduces House Version of the AI Data Center Moratorium Act
Introduced bill creating temporary prohibition on AI data center construction and expansion.
“We have seen ICE partner with AI companies to surveil Americans, social media users employ AI bots to create sexually explicit deepfakes of women and children, and data center construction inflate electric bills in communities across the country.”
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Selected to co-convene House Democrats' Cost of Living Healthcare Working Group.
“We are grateful that Leader Jeffries has selected us to serve as Co-Conveners of the Cost of Living Healthcare Working Group”
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Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez Oppose Status Bill That Would Enshrine Puerto Rico's Colonial Condition
Opposed Puerto Rico status bill that would maintain colonial condition.
“The Resident Commissioner's bill denies the colonial character of the Commonwealth, erases historical realities, subverts Democratic consensus, and ignores Supreme Court decisions like United States v. Vaello-Madero, which reaffirmed that Puerto Rico remains subject to Congress's plenary powers.”
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Released report showing two housing bills would deliver 235,000 affordable homes in New York.
“As healthcare and housing are under sustained attack by this administration, we must recommit ourselves to truly investing in solutions to environmental health issues and community displacement.”
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Introduced bill to limit compensation for Medicare Advantage insurance brokers.
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House Passes Ocasio-Cortez’s Bill to Scale Up Development of Geothermal Energy Projects
Celebrated House passage of bill to expedite geothermal energy project development.
“I appreciate my colleagues across the aisle who worked with us to pass this bill. At a time of extreme political polarization, this package shows that Congress can still come together on commonsense solutions to better the lives of the American people”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.