← LEADERSHIP TERMINAL

US CONGRESS · SITTING

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Representative for New York · Democratic · United States

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

“It is atrocious that people are lining their pockets with private prison profits in the name of a horrific tragedy on the victim of a crime. It is shameful. It is absolutely shameful. Mr.”

House of Representatives22 January 2025Source ↗

The complete record

6 held · 1 searchable for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The searchable lines are below in date order, each linked to its source. Free to read, in full, without an account.

This is not an official version of US Congress proceedings. It reproduces the published record and links to it; the official version is the one US Congress publishes.

  1. “It is atrocious that people are lining their pockets with private prison profits in the name of a horrific tragedy on the victim of a crime. It is shameful. It is absolutely shameful. Mr. Speaker, I will conclude with this: In a few months, there are Members of Congress who voted for this bill who are going to pretend that they didn't know about all the bad things that are going to happen because of it.”

    House of Representatives22 January 2025Source ↗