I was born to a dad who was born in the South Bronx while the Bronx was burning, while landlords were committing arson to their own buildings.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZI was born to a dad who was born in the South Bronx while the Bronx was burning, while landlords were committing arson to their own buildings.
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It’s not just that I’m a woman of color running for office. It’s the way that I ran. It’s the way that my identity formed my methods.
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I wake up every day, and I’m a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx. Every single day.
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I knew that our community needed a very clear voice. and I think we deserved representation that rejected lobbyist funds and put our voters and our community first.
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The only time we create any kind of substantive change is when we reach out to a disaffected electorate and inspire and motivate them to vote.
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I don’t think most of Congress understands how economics works.
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I believe that every American should have stable, dignified housing; health care; education – that the most very basic needs to sustain modern life should be guaranteed in a moral society.
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We have a political culture of intimidation, of favoring, of patronage, and of fear, and that is no way for a community to be governed.
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We are fighting for an unapologetic movement for economic, social, and racial justice in the United States.
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I understand the pain of working-class Americans because I have experienced the pain.
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Campaigns are so much more expensive than people think they are. Just to keep the lights on is several thousand dollars a month.
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I don’t like having people do little things for me.
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Mentors of mine were under a big pressure to minimize their femininity to make it. I’m not going to do that. That takes away my power. I’m not going to compromise who I am.
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I’m very hands-on about social media. That’s my voice.
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We know enough to reject the stereotype that people in the Midwest do not care about their brothers and sisters.
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Working-class Americans want a clear champion, and there is nothing radical about moral clarity in 2018.
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