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.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZDemocrats are a big-tent party. You know, I’m not trying to impose an ideology on all, you know, several hundred members of Congress.
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I don’t think most of Congress understands how economics works.
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The way the Queens Democratic party machine has worked, they operate on a politics of exclusion.
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It’s disingenuous to pretend the sources of our money don’t impact the policy we write – you just can’t serve two masters.
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We have to stick to the message: What are we proposing to the American people? Not, ‘What are we fighting against?’
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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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Our democracy is designed to speak truth to power.
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Not all Democrats are the same.
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For me, democratic socialism is about – really, the value for me is that I believe that in a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no person in America should be too poor to live.
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I’m very hands-on about social media. That’s my voice.
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I know what it’s like to access the privilege of a ZIP Code but also be born in one that could have destined me to something else.
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It is unacceptable to be disrespectful of Congressman Crowley. He’s done some phenomenal, phenomenal work for the Bronx and Queens.
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Capitalism has not always existed in the world and will not always exist in the world.
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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 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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