NY · DISTRICT 14

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

DemocratNew YorkCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025 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)

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Energy & environment

Support for rooftop solar and other distributed renewables in Puerto Rico’s grid rebuild

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Ocasio-Cortez joined a letter urging FEMA to follow a federal court ruling requiring it to fully evaluate rooftop solar, battery storage, and other distributed renewable options when rebuilding Puerto Rico’s electric grid. Her position is that FEMA should consider those options as part of the rebuild.

Context: The letter concerns Puerto Rico’s electric-grid rebuild.

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Energy & environment

Support for renewable energy development in New York

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Ocasio-Cortez and Representative Paul Tonko supported the New York Power Authority’s plan to develop 7 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030 and urged the authority to keep expanding development in later years. This is support for the state authority’s plan, not a federal proposal.

Context: The proposal concerns New York State’s Power Authority and is not a federal policy.

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Energy & environment

Support for geothermal energy project development

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Ocasio-Cortez reintroduced the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act in January 2025. The bill aims to scale up development of geothermal energy projects; the supplied text does not describe how its cost-recovery mechanism would work.

Context: The bill’s specific mechanism is not detailed in the supplied text.

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Energy & environment Economy, taxes & work

Support for a Civilian Climate Corps

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Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey reintroduced a Civilian Climate Corps proposal in September 2026. Her explicit participation in reintroducing the proposal establishes support for it, but the supplied text gives no details about the program’s design or eligibility.

Context: The supplied text links to the release but provides no description of the proposal’s provisions.

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Energy & environment Economy, taxes & work

Support for the Green New Deal

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Ocasio-Cortez supports the Green New Deal, which she describes as creating jobs to prepare the country for climate change and shifting the national energy grid to renewable sources. She identifies it as her first piece of legislation. The stated goals include climate preparation, renewable energy, and job creation.

Context: The summary does not provide the Green New Deal’s specific implementation details.

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Healthcare

Break up CVS

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she intends to break up CVS next year, arguing that the company’s decision to shed one part of its business followed months of pressure and was meant to get ahead of Congress reining it in. She frames the breakup as a response to CVS’s monopoly and says the company’s move will not stop further action. Her statement is a future intention, not an enacted policy commitment, and does not specify the mechanism she would use.

Context: The statement does not identify a specific legislative or regulatory mechanism.