On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
U.S. Representative
49 things Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, verbatim, from March 26, 2026 to September 18, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“I appreciate AIPAC proving it doesn’t belong in the Dem Party and especially our primaries. From endorsing Jan 6th members to ensuring Congress remains in the hands of a 34-count felon, AIPAC is an org committed to undermining democracy at home and abroad. See you in November.”
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“Americans of all backgrounds are deeply frustrated that our needs are not being met at home. But our resources are being sent abroad in a way that is not representative of our values and not representative of who we are,”
Fox News Reporter's Notebook: The Republican-led vote that revealed Democrats' new divide on Israel ›
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“an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy”
on US-Israel military technology integration
The Intercept GOP Rep. Called Israeli–U.S. Defense Tech Integration “Dangerous.” The House Passed It Anyway. ›
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“I also think the community is nuanced. I don’t believe that it’s a monolith. I think, just like many other communities, there are generational dynamics that are to be considered,”
on congressional hearings into Trump's nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
The Guardian House Democrat calls for congressional hearings on Trump administration’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia – as it happened ›
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“No society can survive when one man becomes a trillionaire while the working class struggles to survive. This cannot stand.”
on Musk becoming the world's first trillionaire
Reason.com Elon Musk Becomes the World's First Trillionaire. Is That Such a Bad Thing? ›
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“You can get market power, you can break rules, you can abuse labor laws, you can pay people less than what they're worth, but you can't earn that.”
on how Musk accumulated his wealth
Reason.com Elon Musk Becomes the World's First Trillionaire. Is That Such a Bad Thing? ›
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“There’s a certain level of wealth that’s unearned…You can’t earn a billion dollars.”
on whether billionaire wealth is earned
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“And the fact that they’re pausing it is to distract from the fact that in many of these instances they shouldn’t be allowed to do it in the first place.”
on ICE pausing operations after the Maine and Texas shootings
MSNBC The Maine and Texas shootings are two more reasons to abolish ICE ›
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“They’re just trying to cover for the fact that what they are doing shouldn’t be allowable in the first place,”
on defending ICE amid shootings involving agents in Maine and Texas
MSNBC The Maine and Texas shootings are two more reasons to abolish ICE ›
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“Our strategic advantage in this moment is our strength in numbers,”
Latest Political News on Fox News 2028 Dem hopefuls torched over webinars teaching illegal immigrants how to 'defy' ICE ›
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“In this political environment, where this administration is denying reproductive care to women across the country, from abortion rights to the ability to carry out a healthy pregnancy, I think it's important for us as leaders to have these conversations,”
PBS NewsHour Ocasio-Cortez says she's freezing her eggs as she considers her political career ›
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“This administration is denying reproductive care to women across the country, from abortion rights to the ability to carry out a healthy pregnancy”
BBC News Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's freezing her eggs ›
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“This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life, and if people want to make assumptions about my decision, let them make those assumptions. I feel empowered to make this choice”
on choosing to publicize freezing her eggs despite political risk
MSNBC Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she’s freezing her eggs ›
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“Our planet is going to hit disaster if we don’t turn this ship around, and so it’s basically like, there’s a scientific consensus that the lives of children are going to be very difficult,”
on scientific consensus that children face a difficult future from climate change
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“We are subsidizing a lot of these pieces of these AI data centers,”
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“We need to break up a lot of these companies that are far, far too big and we need to be instituting consumer protections for people,”
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“The CHIPS Act was passed before we saw this huge development in AI, so the CHIPS Act was really passed before data centers were a thing, so it wasn’t designed to anticipate the huge amount of supply that these centers are sucking up,”
on AOC's argument the CHIPS Act didn't anticipate AI data centers' huge power demand
Latest Political News on Fox News AOC puts major tech company on notice amid looming price increases: 'Far too big' ›
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“The problem that we have is that these big companies think they are governments. They want to be governments. They want to have totally unchecked power,”
on AOC's criticism that big tech companies want unchecked government-like power
Latest Political News on Fox News AOC puts major tech company on notice amid looming price increases: 'Far too big' ›
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“Congress has a moral obligation to stand with the American people and stop the expansion of these data centers until we have a framework to adequately address the existential harm AI poses to our society,”
on Congress pausing AI data center expansion over societal harm concerns
Latest Political News on Fox News Kevin O'Leary warns China is winning the AI race because U.S. states are slowing data center production ›
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“The only difference between the clean water and this was that data center.”
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“This is the current drinking water in Morgan County, Georgia, right after a data center was constructed, the Meta data center was constructed,”
The 19th Americans overwhelmingly oppose data centers. Women most of all. ›
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“Our bills learn from our lack of regulation following the similar rise regarding the internet and demands a new approach to AI: One that protects the American people from Big Tech's egregious overreach… one that centers prosperity for the many over exorbitant profits for the very few,”
Latest Political News on Fox News Fetterman slams AI data center moratorium proposal as 'China First' ›
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“She’s moved away from it, and I have a local city councilman that has this saying, ‘Woke 1 was crazy.'”
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“But the political right isn't ready to extend an olive branch to proponents of woke-ness like AOC, no matter which version or iteration of the movement they are pushing.”
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“I haven't ruled out the possibility and I'm very humbled to the tremendous amount of support out there.”
on whether she might run for president in 2028
BBC News Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's freezing her eggs ›
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“We have really an ascendance of a young, inspiring, exciting electorate, energizing wave of candidates that I think really inject a new energy to the Democratic Party and add to the toolbox of candidates that we have to win the midterm elections hopefully in November.”
NBC News Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she hasn’t ruled out presidential run in 2028, speaks about freezing her eggs ›
Posted it themselves
“Why do we stand with @AbdulElSayed ? Because he’s a fighter for: Higher wages Stronger unions Lower bills and expanded Medicare …FOR ALL! That’s why lobbyists are spending against him - and why your support makes all the difference. Donate & help today: https:// abdulforsenate.com/chip-in”
on backing Abdul El-Sayed's Senate bid over lobbyist opposition
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“I think a lot of people aren’t sure, depending on where you’re from, what it means to be a Democrat,”
on voter confusion about what it means to identify as a Democrat
The Guardian Republicans head home for the summer after a string of losses in Congress ›
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“I think that’s part of why this primary process has been so active this year, because we’re having much deeper substantive conversations than just … what is the color next to the box on your name,”
The Guardian Republicans head home for the summer after a string of losses in Congress ›
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“I have genuinely not really weighed seriously anything past the midterm elections,”
on whether she is considering a run for office after the midterms
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“I think that that is a frame that is really limiting. … I don’t believe in kind of a vengeful or negative politics.”
on AOC rejecting a vengeful approach toward rivals in the Michigan Senate primary
Washington Examiner AOC vows to support Michigan Senate primary winner ‘no matter what’ ›
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“I think when you look on the ground, Abdul El-Sayed enjoys the support locally of many Black elected leaders and Black community leaders throughout the state of Michigan,”
The Guardian House Democrat calls for congressional hearings on Trump administration’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia – as it happened ›
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“We can choose $50 million and counting in dark money trying to buy the state of Michigan, or we can choose Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.”
The Daily Wire Bernie-Backed Socialist Sees Common Cause With MTG Supporters ›
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“Long before Justin ever stood on the floor of the Tennessee House fighting for dignity, he grew up in Southwest Memphis, the most polluted area of the city,”
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“But I don’t ascribe to the idea that a Muslim can’t win, that a woman can’t win, that a White person can’t win. I don’t ascribe to these ideas.”
on identity and electability debates in Democratic primary endorsement fights
CNN Bernie blowback: How Sanders’ primary endorsements have sparked a Democratic midterm war ›
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“I don’t think people have really made the forceful case outside of his identity, to be honest with you, and I don’t accept that,”
on pushback against candidates endorsed by Bernie Sanders in primaries
CNN Bernie blowback: How Sanders’ primary endorsements have sparked a Democratic midterm war ›
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“He planned public meetings with neighbors, and against all odds, together with the people of this incredible city, they forced two – not one, but two – billion-dollar corporations to abandon their projects.”
on a Memphis candidate's organizing that pushed out two corporate projects
The Guardian Memphis rallies for progressive Democrat after four fatal shootings by taskforce: ‘Fight of our lives’ ›
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“When I think about where my first political consciousness was formed, it actually didn’t come from a book written by Marx,”
The Guardian Memphis rallies for progressive Democrat after four fatal shootings by taskforce: ‘Fight of our lives’ ›
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“I feel like it’s deja vu all over again. There was so much fear around that when I was elected, and none of it bore out to be true,”
on echoes of fear from her own election amid the socialism debate
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“Voters vote for what is happening in their community and what’s on their ballot.”
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“They say we are voting on an ‘insider trading’ bill, but have snuck in massive SAVE Act-style voter suppression measures to it.”
Truthout Republicans Push Voter ID by Comparing It to Olive Garden’s “Pasta Pass” ›
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“How is it that we have sitting elected members of Congress going missing for months at a time?”
Latest Political News on Fox News 'This is not normal': AOC unloads on McConnell's prolonged absence ›
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“People get into medical incidents. If you're in the hospital, you're in the hospital. But I do think that there should be some sort of... there's a line here. And I think almost everyone can agree that it's been crossed.”
on whether McConnell's extended absence has crossed an acceptable line
Latest Political News on Fox News 'This is not normal': AOC unloads on McConnell's prolonged absence ›
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“If Republicans are going to redraw and gerrymander every one of their states, then unfortunately we have to provide balance,”
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“Until we get to the day when we can all finally agree to put this behind us and pass nonpartisan gerrymandering federally.”
on hoping both parties eventually agree to ban partisan gerrymandering nationwide
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“Men run for office, or frankly they interview for jobs, and people don't think in the back of their minds, 'OK, this guy's running for office, how old is he? Oh, well, is he going to want to start a family?'”
on unequal scrutiny of family planning for women versus men in politics and careers
PBS NewsHour Ocasio-Cortez says she's freezing her eggs as she considers her political career ›
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“I think we need to show more depictions of women having full lives in every context and every choice,”
on AOC sharing her egg-freezing process publicly to broaden depictions of women's choices
The 19th AOC is freezing her eggs — and sharing the process online ›
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“this is not just about one music artist or two music artists, but this is about how just a handful of stadium owners and the elite can prevent an entire massive issue, in this case the genocide in Gaza”
MeidasTouch America’s BILLIONAIRE Problem Just GOT VERY REAL ›
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“And if we’re sincere at all about being a family-focused country, we should make this available at a price that’s much more reasonable.”
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