Tag: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks to the media.

Energy and Environment

‘Green New Deal’ demands World War II-level mobilization against climate change

Pete Kasperowicz · February 7, 2019 6:01 pm

Environmental activists occupy the office of Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., the incoming majority leader, as they try to pressure Democratic support for a sweeping agenda to fight climate change, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Green New Deal isn't a plan. It's a socialist Christmas list

Philip Klein · February 7, 2019 5:53 pm

Energy and Environment

Pelosi: ‘I haven’t seen’ Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal

Susan Ferrechio · February 7, 2019 5:08 pm

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi

AOC declined spot on new climate change committee

Susan Ferrechio · February 7, 2019 4:08 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks at an event to advocate for the Paycheck Fairness Act on the 10th anniversary of President Barack Obama signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The legislation, a top tier issue for the new Democratic majority in the House, would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and guarantee that women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable.

Energy and Environment

Ocasio-Cortez unveils her ‘Green New Deal’

Josh Siegel · February 7, 2019 1:09 pm

Environmental activists protest for Democratic support for a sweeping agenda to fight climate change.

Energy and Environment

‘Green New Deal’ could win over centrists by avoiding a ban on fossil fuels

Josh Siegel · February 7, 2019 5:00 am

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., center, listens as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fires back at Trump for socialism jab during State of the Union

Daniel Chaitin · February 6, 2019 5:14 am

President Trump gives his State of the Union address.

Trump to Ocasio-Cortez: ‘America will never be a socialist country’

Joel Gehrke · February 6, 2019 3:11 am

Environmental activists occupy the office of Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., the incoming majority leader, as they try to pressure Democratic support for a sweeping agenda to fight climate change, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

‘Green New Deal’ is the Democrats’ ‘Mexico will pay for it!’

Tiana Lowe Doescher · February 5, 2019 6:25 pm

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic U.S. Representative candidate from New York, speaks during an event at the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Ocasio-Cortez campaigned on abolishing ICE en route to her stunning upset primary victory in a New York City district against a top House Democrat.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fires back at Dan Crenshaw over Super Bowl tax tweet

Naomi Lim · February 5, 2019 6:05 pm

First lady Melania Trump smiles as she steps away from the podium after speaking.

Beltway Confidential

State of the Union 2019: All about women

Beverly Hallberg · February 5, 2019 12:03 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, right, speaks to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California during a Raise The Wage Act news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. Democrats unveiled a bill to raise the hourly federal minimum wage to $15 â long-shot legislation that would likely require compromise with Republicans to become law.

Beltway Confidential

There are a couple big problems with the Democrats’ gender wage gap bill

Nicole Russell · February 4, 2019 11:13 pm