Rep. AOC Slams Republicans for “Using a Humanitarian Crisis as a Bargaining Chip”

Republicans “should not be using a humanitarian crisis as a bargaining chip to make sure that they pursue their little torture project,” Rep. Ocasio-Cortez told The Intercept.

“I would like to see a clean humanitarian bill where we fund [Health and Human Services] and [Office of Refugee Resettlement] with no poison pills. Because right now what the administration is doing is that they are using the for-profit suffering of children as a bargaining chip so that they can continue to slip in more negative provisions that will ultimately cause more pain.”

[keevancrawford]

That hair fling and laugh was a “death kiss”

[joecaner]

But using human suffering for political advantage is who they.
It is all they are.

[QuantumWalnut]

"I mean, I'm done with her. Hahaha!" *flips hair*

I see what you did there, and I like your style.

[hakanpetersson]

Oh, my God! She said "Torture Project"!!!

[tlaa]

AOC telling it like it is, taking no shit, and speaking common sense truths. People are not ready to see that is a legislator, but she is a breath of fresh air to logical folks.

[mudslynger]

AOC -always clear, understandable, relatable and right.

[lessonslearned]

Liz "my daddy thinks torture is swell" Cheney should shut het stinking trap.

[debraperez]

We are so lucky to have her. Thanks to the American people who voted her into office in New York. Let's just keep repeating this all across our country.

[lukusblack]

This woman needs to be president, some day.

[zedwolf]

Telling it like it is straight up and unapologetic, feeling the AOC power

[indierock]

torture project... i'm using that

[bangun]

awesome she is we need more progressives

[joshuawarrenyeah]

So is she more important than the crisis?
I mean, she was right there outside a see through fence and posed like she was the one being “tortured”. Lol
I know she said, “now that I’m elected the people have to listen to me” but I didn’t think she’d misunderstand her job and consider her “emotions” to be above dying people in “death” camps.

[jerrybobteasdale]

"Torture project?" That term requires additional questions for AOC. Support that provocative thing, or take it back.

[cherylsibson]

hey, next time you see AOC would you let her know that Audrey Hepburn worked in WW2 and was apart of the Dutch resistance, She'd have a perfect role model to look up to in the dark days ahead. Thanks for catching up with her. the article is in Time magazine.

[mariadesouza]

Glenn is excellent, first, Glenn is a thousand! Congratulations!

[BenNicholsonBB]

Cover Glenn Greenwald! What's going on about Glenn?

[danf]

it is odd that she wants to play hard ball with the center right like Pelosi - what am I not understanding here? How can this be good?

[scienceoffreedom]

Why is the intercept interviewing a bartender?