AOC Moment of The Week!
AOC remains a prominent target for Twitter users and House Republicans alike. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a representative from New York's 14th district, is known to be an outspoken revolutionary in the Democratic Conference. She advocates for green energy, lowering prescription drug costs, protecting refugees, and fighting the country's opioid epidemic on her progressive platform (AOC 2023). Her democratic socialist agenda and her willingness to put up a fight do not sit well with members across the aisle. She is unafraid to call her colleagues out for despicable behavior, and she does not care how they will react to it. This week, AOC received death threats from another member of Congress, which she addressed in her statement on the Republican Caucus's alleged attacks on women of color (WOC). This speech comes in the wake of Republicans swiftly voting to remove Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, for seemingly no reason. While they ...