WASHINGTON — For a House freshman and political neophyte, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has proved to be remarkably adept at shaping the debate on her Democratic Party’s left flank, boosting the visibility of single-payer health care through her support of “Medicare for All” and elevating climate change with her Green New Deal.
“She’s a lightning rod,” said Dianne Enriquez, a director at the Center for Popular Democracy, a liberal advocacy group. “I think the boldness, the ability to be innovative, the willingness to go out on a limb for what she believes is right is really what makes her an ideal champion for a lot of the issues that have gone largely ignored at the federal level.”
But, he added: “Legislating is an inherently group activity. The question is, if she wants to move this legislation, or any that she’s sponsoring, can she attract co-sponsors and votes? We’ll see if she has the ability to do that as well.” Nearly 40 million people in the United States live in poverty. Even middle-class workers face a shortage of affordable housing and stagnant wages. The problems are worse for people of color, including immigrants, and people who were formerly incarcerated. The Trump administration’s response has been to tighten access to some federally funded low-income programs.
Enriquez said housing has not been a central topic of the Democratic presidential debates, even though several contenders have released full-fledged affordable housing plans. She said she hopes that Ocasio-Cortez can help elevate the issue with one of the bills in her package, the Place to Prosper Act, which would provide tenant protections and regulate corporate landlords.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
Wait. What was the first big effort?
I was hoping her next big effort was trying to get that bartender job back. Well, maybe next year hopefully. If I didn't have to hear her stupidity ever again it'd be too soon.
Well she will have a lot to tackle since get Green New Deal was going to bankrupt 99% of American's
The word effort is not the same as to commit.
AOC Hint!!!!
Can I get a scotch and soda and three beers? Thanks sweetheart.
So.. More of just raising her voice?
That's pretty much the 'big effort' of every person in power through history. Redistribute wealth.
Yeah, OK.
Maybe she could get Amazon to come to her district to create thousands of jobs and hire thousands of people who would spend 100's of thousands of dollars which in turn would create thousands of more jobs..
Tell Bernie to distribute his Millions
She hasn't done anything yet. How could she even have a 'next'?
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