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- Pinned: Last January I was sworn in for my first term in Congress. So, what have we accomplished since then? Let’s take 2(ish) minutes to re
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- Very wealthy people already have a student loan forgiveness program. It’s called their parents. The idea that millionaires and billionaires
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- RT by @AOC: The legal authority to cancel student by executive authority is abundantly clear.
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- Republicans could trip over their own shoelaces and they’d still find a way to blame me, immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, the Green New Deal, BLM,
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- RT by @AOC: You’re the governor of a state where millions don’t have power, where people are literally dying of exposure, and you go on Fox
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- R to @AOC: Lastly, if you’re comfortable w including your personal story it helps a LOT. The details of your story can illuminate policy gap
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- R to @AOC: You can be clear about your question: “Does Rep A support full student loan forgiveness?” (You can insert any detail/number here)
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- R to @AOC: It can feel a little intimidating to call your rep’s office the 1st time, but it’s totally fine. The line literally exists for yo
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- R to @AOC: (Care much about a given issue, that is) Alternatively, if your rep sounds on the fence or hasn’t defined their stance on an issu
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- R to @AOC: If you feel your rep is doing the right thing, calling to thank them shows their district notices & appreciates their stance. Kno
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- R to @AOC: The reason it’s helpful to call YOUR rep even when they are doing the right thing is because reps are under a TON of pressure all
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- Today is a great day to call your representative and ask what their stance on student loan forgiveness is! ☺️ And if you know & appreciate y
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- RT by @AOC: Yes, @POTUS does have the authority to #CancelStudentDebt with the stroke of a pen. He can and must use it. The people deserve n
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- Very clever. I bet that took a long time to think up.
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- Natural disasters reveal how brutal & inhumane our system of inequality is. No one should be left to fend for themselves in a natural disast
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- So many Texans are in desperate conditions without heat, water, and little relief. Gov. Abbott needs to get off TV pointing fingers & start
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- R to @AOC: The case against student loan forgiveness is looking shakier by the day. We’ve got the *Senate Majority Leader* on board to forgi
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- 1. Who cares what school someone went to? Entire generations of working class kids were encouraged to go into more debt under the guise of e
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- RT by @AOC: For those without heat in Texas, there are warming shelters throughout the state. See map at link below or call 211 for assistan
on 2021-02-18 01:45
- R to @AOC: The case against student loan forgiveness is looking shakier by the day. We’ve got the *Senate Majority Leader* on board to forgi
on 2021-02-17 07:52
- 1. Who cares what school someone went to? Entire generations of working class kids were encouraged to go into more debt under the guise of e
on 2021-02-17 07:30
- R to @AOC: Weak on sweeping next-gen public infrastructure investments, little focus on equity so communities are left behind, climate denie
on 2021-02-17 07:07
- The infrastructure failures in Texas are quite literally what happens when you *don’t* pursue a Green New Deal.
on 2021-02-17 07:00
- I go offline a few days and return to a GOP Gov blaming policies he hasn’t even implemented for his own failures. Gov. Abbott doesn’t seem t
on 2021-02-17 06:56
- RT by @AOC: The crisis in Texas right now is not an accident. This is the result of energy policy that puts corporate profits over human lif
on 2021-02-17 01:25
- RT by @AOC: For those without heat in Texas, there are warming shelters throughout the state. See map at link below or call 211 for assistan
on 2021-02-16 23:16
- RT by @AOC: It is clear to me that as soon as this trial is over, Josh Hawley should be at minimum censured, along with Ted Cruz.
on 2021-02-10 22:51
- RT by @AOC: It’s a wrap, $15 #MinimumWage passes the >@EdLaborCmte committee after more than 13 hours of debate.
on 2021-02-10 11:24
- We stand with our Asian American & Pacific Islander community against the rising tide of racism and hate crimes that have been stoked to a f
on 2021-02-10 03:36
- My monthly town hall is about to start at 6:30pm! This month’s theme is COVID vaccine updates. 💉 Experts from the city and state will be joi
on 2021-02-10 01:25
- .@RepRaskin makes us all so proud. This is truly who he is. A man of great, unabiding love for our country and our democracy, who fights for
on 2021-02-10 00:39
- RT by @AOC: Yesterday, the Progressive Caucus secured these proposals in the House relief bill: ✅ $15 minimum wage ✅ NO new income threshold
on 2021-02-09 22:17
- Just a few days ago Republicans were mocking members of Congress for saying our lives were in danger on Jan 6. They spent the last month try
on 2021-02-09 20:52
- RT by @AOC: Democrats kick off impeachment trial with video of Jan. 6, showing Trump's remarks at the rally followed by the violent and dead
on 2021-02-09 20:41
- RT by @AOC: .@RepRaskin at #ImpeachmentTrial blasts Trump for saying he can't be put on trial after leaving office. This will create a "Janu
on 2021-02-09 20:22
- RT by @AOC: NEW: The Democratic women members of @HouseOversight are asking the FDA to lift restrictions on the abortion pill that the Supre
on 2021-02-09 17:50
- The debate Democrats should be having is how much *more* we should be helping people this year, not how much less.
on 2021-02-09 03:45
- Pinned: Last January I was sworn in for my first term in Congress. So, what have we accomplished since then? Let’s take 2(ish) minutes to re
on 2020-12-11 16:37