NYC mom 🗽 Pet 🐶 Alexandria Ocaiso-Cortez 💙 Championing change in healthcare, social justice and progressive causes for a world where everyone thrives 🇺🇸
We are wishing our Bengali community in NY-14 and beyond a very Happy Bengali New Year! We hope you are all able to spend this vibrant, lively, and joyful holiday with your loved ones. Shubho Noboborsho!
Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate among all racial groups in the U.S.
During Black Maternal Health Week, let us refocus on how we can provide resources and rights that help Black mothers thrive before, during, and after pregnancy. We must pass the #Momnibus
Today, @SenMarkey and I wrote to Secretary Burgum to oppose this administration’s decision to pay a French company nearly $1 billion to cancel offshore wind facilities off the East Coast.
This administration must stop using our tax dollars to prop up the fossil fuel industry.
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Chag Pesach Sameach! We hope this Passover brings an abundance of prosperity and happiness to all who are celebrating in NY-14 and around the world. Have a wonderful Seder, and may your meal be plentiful and your questions be answered.
On Yom HaShoah, let us honor the six million victims of the Holocaust and brave Jewish resilience.
It is our responsibility to learn from such dark history and fiercely combat antisemitism across the board to protect our Jewish brothers and sisters.
Trump has threatened to use the U.S. military to carry out acts of genocide against the Iranian people.
Make no mistake: those that voted NO to the War Powers Resolution are actively endorsing that threat.
Congress must exercise our power to end this chaos.
Deportation is a matter of life-and-death for 350,000+ Haitian nationals in the U.S.
That is why I am proud to have voted to pass @RepPressley’s legislation to extend Haiti TPS and give our neighbors the critical protections they deserve.
There is no reason why the Bronx shouldn’t have the beautiful waterfront access and infrastructure that every other borough has.
That is why I am proud to have secured $1 million in federal funding to help restore public access to the East 132nd Street pier in Port Morris.
Giant health insurance companies, like UnitedHealth, are under investigation for corporate fraud through their Medicare Advantage plans.
We cannot give these companies one more taxpayer dollar, let alone the $13 billion HHS Secretary Kennedy just approved.
I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Congressman David Scott, who passionately served the people of Georgia's 13th district for more than 20 years.
Congressman Scott was a fierce advocate and will be sincerely missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
My team and I are closely monitoring the five-alarm fire at the First Reformed Church of Astoria and are in touch with NYC Emergency Management.
If you are in the surrounding area, close your windows and avoid smoky areas. Thank you to our first responders on the scene.
There is no place for political violence in our country.
I am relieved that the President and the attendees at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last night are safe.
Tens of thousands of lawsuits have been filed against Bayer for failing to warn people about the risks of glyphosate exposure.
Now, EPA Administrator Zeldin and Trump are pushing for legal immunity to protect Bayer from being sued by Americans getting cancer from their product.
Let May Day be a reminder of the courage of workers across the world demanding peace, fair wages, and better working conditions.
History demands more than standing with workers in spirit. We must fight alongside them in Congress every day.
It is time we bring down the cost of housing, healthcare, and child care.
I'm proud to co-lead the Congressional Progressive Caucus’s New Affordability Agenda, so we can put money back in the pockets of Americans and uphold our promises to working families.
I recently spoke with @ilazer about the material consequences of committee hearings.
When I caught the head of the EPA red handed for colluding with Bayer, it helped blow up Bayer’s liability shield in the Farm Bill.
This is what accountability looks like when we come prepared.
Access to affordable, fresh food should not be a luxury determined by zip code; it should be a right.
That is why I am grateful to Mayor Mamdani and the NYCEDC for their work to open a public grocery store in Hunts Point and strengthen food access across the South Bronx.
My heart is with the loved ones of the three victims killed and the entire San Diego community impacted by last night’s shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
We must all recommit ourselves to the work of rooting out Islamophobia and all forms of bigotry.
This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community.
Today I called for EPA and Congressional investigations into the impact of data center construction on local drinking water supplies.
We cannot take water for granted.