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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
HousingEnergy & environmentEconomy, taxes & work

Fund repairs and make public housing energy-efficient

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez has called for $70 billion to repair public housing and an additional $10 billion specifically to remove lead. Her Green New Deal for Public Housing Act would transition the nation’s public housing stock into safe, habitable zero-carbon homes and, according to the platform, create 32,552 jobs per year in New York City.

Context: The funding amounts and job estimate are presented as proposals and projections, not enacted funding or verified outcomes.

Sources & original wording
Alexandria has called for $70 billion in funding to fix our nation’s crumbling public housing system.
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
Housing

Expand affordable and public housing and protect tenants

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez supports federal incentives that give local governments additional funds for steps such as streamlining permits to build affordable housing. She also supports repealing the Faircloth Amendment, increasing Low Income Housing Tax Credit support, and permanently funding the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The Place to Prosper Act would cap annual rent increases for landlords with five or more properties at 3% of the prior year’s rent or the CPI increase, whichever is greater, provide tenants legal counsel in eviction proceedings, and bar landlords from refusing federal-assistance tenants.

Context: The rent cap applies to landlords with five or more properties. The federal housing and tenant measures are described as proposed legislation or advocacy, not enacted policy.

Sources & original wording
The Place to Prosper Act, introduced by Alexandria in 2019, curbs rent increase for landlords who own 5 or more properties to just 3% of the preceding year’s rent
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
Healthcare

Expand Medicare and separate health coverage from employment

AI-assisted summary

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez supports expanding Medicare and separating health insurance from employment. She calls for Medicare access for people without insurance for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, and supports a Medicare for All system covering primary, mental, dental, vision, women’s health and emergency care, as well as prescription drugs. She says national purchasing power could help negotiate lower drug and medical-equipment prices.

Context: Pandemic-related Medicare access is described as temporary; the passage does not specify how Medicare for All would be financed or administered.

Sources & original wording
Alexandria is calling to provide Medicare access to those without insurance for the duration of this pandemic.
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
Energy & environmentEconomy, taxes & work

Green New Deal and union jobs

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez supports a Green New Deal that she says would create millions of good union jobs. She presents it as part of her plan to fight for working families.

Context: The profile does not specify the proposal's provisions or implementation details.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Education

Expand education access

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez supports expanding federal funding for pre-K and early education, eliminating tuition fees at public colleges, and canceling student debt. She presents these policies as ways to make high-quality education more affordable.

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

Sources & original wording
I support expanding federal funding for pre-K and early education, eliminating tuition fees for public colleges, and cancelling student debt.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
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Campaign position · Original date not established
Immigration

Change immigration policy

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez supports pathways to citizenship and work authorization, along with a broad redesign of immigration-law enforcement. She calls for replacing an approach centered on fear and deportation with one based on dignity and humanity for immigrants.

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

Sources & original wording
We need pathways to citizenship, work authorizations, and a complete reimagining of how we enforce immigration law
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
Source: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Read the original source
Campaign position · Original date not established
Healthcare

Medicare for All

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez supports Medicare for All as a single-payer system that would guarantee health coverage for everyone, eliminate copays and premiums, and reduce the role of insurance companies. She also says she will fight to protect reproductive rights nationwide.

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

Sources & original wording
I support Medicare for All, a single-payer system that guarantees coverage for everyone, eliminates copays and premiums
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
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Campaign position · Original date not established
Housing

Expand affordable housing

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez supports expanding and renovating public housing, increasing the overall housing supply, and repealing outdated federal limits that she says prevent communities from building needed homes. She presents these changes as a way to help people access safe, affordable housing.

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

Sources & original wording
I am pushing to expand and renovate public housing, increase the overall housing supply, and repeal outdated federal limits
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
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While serving · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Address corporate price gouging linked to tariffs

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez joined Representatives Rosa DeLauro and Angie Craig in introducing the No GOUGE Act. The bill is described as taking a comprehensive approach to curbing corporate price-gouging tactics made possible by tariffs.

Context: The source does not describe the bill’s specific enforcement mechanisms; it was introduced with DeLauro and Craig.

While serving · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & work

Guarantee wage and overtime protections for home care workers

AI-assisted summary

Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Patty Murray introduced the Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act, which would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to guarantee minimum-wage and overtime protections for more than 3 million home care workers.

Context: The source describes the bill as introduced; it does not establish that the protections have been enacted.