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NY · DISTRICT 14

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

DemocratNew YorkCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source

What they said 26

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (26)Campaign (18)In office (8)
Campaign position · Original date not established
Public safety & firearmsHealthcareHousingEducation

Invest in services and end specified policing practices

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez supports shifting investment from policing as a one-stop response to community problems toward healthcare, housing, education, and support services. She also supports taking police out of schools, ending qualified immunity, banning tear gas and rubber bullets, and ending broken-windows and quality-of-life policing.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Sources & original wording
Alexandria believes we must divest from policing as a one-stop-solution to community problems
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
Source: AOC's Platform Read the original source
Campaign position · Original date not established
Civil rights & justice

Support sentencing and policing changes in the People’s Justice Guarantee

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez supports Representative Ayanna Pressley’s People’s Justice Guarantee resolution. Its listed policies include ending the death penalty and life sentences without parole, ending mandatory minimums and cash bail, decriminalizing some activities linked to poverty and homelessness, ending solitary confinement, and paying incarcerated workers at least the federal minimum wage.

Context: The platform attributes the resolution to Pressley and identifies Ocasio-Cortez as a supporter; it does not say she authored it.

Sources & original wording
Alexandria also supports Representative Ayanna Pressley’s H.Res. 702
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
Source: AOC's Platform Read the original source
Campaign position · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Strengthen union protections and penalize union-busting

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez supports stronger labor rules, repealing the Taft-Hartley Act, and barring the federal government from doing business with companies whose workers lack union protection. She also supports heavy fines for corporations and business owners that engage in union-busting.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Sources & original wording
We need to repeal the Taft-Hartley Act, which limits the power of workers and unions
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
Source: AOC's Platform Read the original source
Campaign position · Original date not established
Foreign affairs & defense

End ongoing U.S. wars and air strikes

AI-assisted summary

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez supports ending what she calls the “forever war” by bringing U.S. troops home and ending air strikes. She argues the United States should rely more on diplomacy and economic ties, and reserve military forces for when they are truly needed.

Context: The platform does not specify a timetable or which deployments and strikes would end.

Sources & original wording
Alexandria believes that we must end the "forever war" by bringing our troops home, and ending the air strikes
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
Source: AOC's Platform Read the original source
Campaign position · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Expand workplace protections and economic support for caregivers

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez supports legislation to reduce discrimination and exploitation of working women, including protections and benefits such as paid family leave, affordable childcare, sick days, healthcare, fair pay, and vacation time. She also supports creating workforce opportunities for caregivers and parents and providing additional support for care at home.

Context: The passage does not identify specific bills or implementation details for these measures.

Sources & original wording
including benefits like paid family leave, access to affordable childcare, sick days, healthcare, fair pay, vacation time
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
Source: AOC's Platform Read the original source
Campaign position · Original date not established
HealthcareCivil rights & justice

Protect abortion and reproductive healthcare access

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez opposes federal, state, or local rollbacks, cuts, or restrictions on reproductive healthcare. She supports access to safe, legal, affordable abortion, birth control, family planning, and pre- and post-natal care for all people, regardless of income, location, or education.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Sources & original wording
Alexandria does not accept any federal, state, or local rollbacks, cuts, or restrictions
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
Source: AOC's Platform Read the original source
Campaign position · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Cancel Puerto Rico’s Wall Street debt

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez supports canceling Puerto Rico’s Wall Street debt. She characterizes the debt as having been accrued by vulture funds through irresponsible and unjust conduct.

Context: The passage does not describe how cancellation would be carried out.

Sources & original wording
Cancellation of Puerto Rico’s Wall Street debt
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
Source: AOC's Platform Read the original source
Campaign position · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Review and waive Jones Act restrictions for Puerto Rico

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez supports an immediate waiver and full review of the Jones Act, which she argues restricts Puerto Rico’s economy in ways other U.S. communities do not face. The proposal is framed specifically around Puerto Rico.

Context: The passage does not specify the waiver’s duration or the review process.

Sources & original wording
An immediate waiver and full review of the Jones Act
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
Source: AOC's Platform Read the original source
Campaign position · Original date not established
ImmigrationSocial Security & other benefits

Provide a pathway to full membership for undocumented immigrants and abolish ICE

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez supports making undocumented people full members of the country and abolishing ICE. She also introduced the Embrace Act to help ensure that people in need, including undocumented people, can access major social-safety-net programs.

Context: The passage does not detail the terms or process for full membership. The Embrace Act is described as introduced legislation, not enacted law.

Sources & original wording
It is past time to make them full members of the country they call their home and abolish ICE.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
Source: AOC's Platform Read the original source
Campaign position · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Create a federal jobs guarantee

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez endorses a federal jobs guarantee for anyone willing and able to work. The proposed jobs would include a livable wage pegged to inflation, health coverage, and child and sick leave, alongside training and work in public services such as parks, childcare, environmental conservation, infrastructure, senior care and community development. She presents the plan as a way to provide employment and needed community services.

Context: The passage does not specify how the guarantee would be administered or funded.

Sources & original wording
Alexandria endorses a Federal Jobs Guarantee, because anyone who is willing and able to work shouldn’t struggle to find employment.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
Source: AOC's Platform Read the original source