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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends a demonstration against the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case on June 24, 2022, in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
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Reproductive Rights

AOC Shares Guides to Abortion Access: “Your Bodily Autonomy Belongs to You.”

Right-wing figures criticized Ocasio-Cortez for sharing information on how to access abortion medication online.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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June 28, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leaves after speaking to abortion rights activists in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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Reproductive Rights

AOC and Warren Advocate Opening Abortion Clinics on Federal Land in Red States

Vice President Kamala Harris said the White House is not currently discussing the progressives’ idea.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
June 28, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks to abortion rights activists in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

“Crisis of Our Democracy”: AOC Calls for Supreme Court Justices to Be Impeached

“The Supreme Court has dramatically overreached its authority,” the lawmaker said.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
June 27, 2022
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Surveillance footage shows a man on a tour led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk taking photos within the Capitol complex the day before attending the attack on January 6, 2021.
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Politics & Elections

Video Reveals Man in GOP Congressman’s Capitol Tour Threatened to “Take Out” AOC

The video contradicts claims made by Rep. Barry Loudermilk that his tour didn’t include people involved in the attack.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
June 15, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on October 23, 2019.
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Prisons & Policing

Ocasio-Cortez Raises Concern Over Criminalization Provisions in Senate Gun Bill

Creating avenues for criminalization targets marginalized people without reducing gun violence, safety advocates say.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
June 13, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at an event at the U.S. Climate Action Centre on the sidelines of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on November 9, 2021.
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Politics & Elections

Ocasio-Cortez Calls on GOP January 6 Pardon-Seekers to Reveal Themselves

Every member of Congress should answer to whether they’ve asked for a presidential pardon, Ocasio-Cortez said.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
June 13, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 8, 2022.
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Politics & Elections

“This Is About Blood Money”: AOC Slams GOP for Compliance With Gun Lobby

“This is not normal,” Ocasio-Cortez said, showing how gun manufacturers’ power has yielded rampant shootings in the U.S.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
June 9, 2022
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Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, left, and Lauren Boebert.
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Politics & Elections

AOC Tells Boebert to “Just Quit” After Tweet Rejecting Solutions to Gun Violence

“Why even be in Congress if you don’t believe in doing your job?”
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 25, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addresses supporters during a campaign rally on March 8, 2020, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Politics & Elections

AOC Rebukes Democrats for Support of Pro-NRA, Anti-Abortion Henry Cuellar

“Congress should not be an incumbent protection racket,” she said. “[T]hose who fail their communities deserve to lose.”
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 25, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens to speakers during an event outside Union Station June 16, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

AOC Says Bipartisan Bill to Grant Puerto Rico Self-Determination Is “Un Milagro”

The bill is a result of negotiations between pro-statehood advocates and lawmakers in favor of self-determination.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 20, 2022
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