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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat, was elected to New York's 14th Congressional district seat in November 2018.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on January 27, 2023 in an interview with reporters:

“The largest contributor to the debt ceiling, or to our deficit, has been the Trump tax cuts.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2023
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on April 29, 2022 in a tweet:

"In Texas, Republicans passed a law allowing rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion."

By Nusaiba Mizan • May 9, 2022
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on December 20, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

“I represent more, or just as many or more, people than Joe Manchin does.”

By Louis Jacobson • December 22, 2021
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on November 7, 2020 in a Tweet:

“Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 17, 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet:

Bernie Sanders has “never taken corporate lobbyist money in his *entire political career.*"

By Tom Kertscher • March 9, 2020

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stated on April 23, 2024 in a Facebook post:

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, “The moon is more important than the sun as the moon gives us light at night when it is dark out. The sun only gives us light during the day when it is already light out.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 1, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on October 1, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying on CNN.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2023
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stated on October 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi discussing Jan. 6 with President Joe Biden.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 6, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Elon Musk banned U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from Twitter.

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 9, 2023
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stated on January 30, 2023 in an Instagram post:

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that Instagram needs to “TERMINATE…a right-wing media page posting CONSERVATIVE content.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 31, 2023

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