She said she remained in Washington for days after the relief bill passed feeling ill but wasn’t tested for the coronavirus. She said the campaign has helped raise over $1 million to help community groups weather the pandemic, and Ocasio-Cortez has attended two protests in the district against police treatment of African Americans, helping distribute protective masks. Ocasio-Cortez campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt said the lawmaker has been in New York and Washington 96% of the time, attending over 200 events in the district. She said the Amazon headquarters plan guaranteed no jobs for district residents and would have cost taxpayers money and boosted rents. Ocasio-Cortez, the only Democratic vote against the relief legislation, said in a debate last week that she opposed it because its help for large corporations was a gift “for Donald Trump and his friends.” She also said the bill denied benefits to many immigrants. Caruso-Cabrera said that after Congress approved the coronavirus bill and the pandemic was ravaging New York, Ocasio-Cortez “stayed in a luxury apartment in D.C. Imagine focusing a camera when Lyndon Johnson began pressing Texas flesh, or being on the scene when Abraham Lincoln started out in Illinois.Ĭaruso-Cabrera has cast Ocasio-Cortez as a divisive elitist who ignores the district, which also covers parts of the Bronx. Movies Review: ‘Knock Down the House’ reveals the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez behind the media firestorm
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