‘This is not an elitist issue’: AOC on Republican inaction on climate change –video

Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gives a fiery speech during a committee hearing in response to Republicans push-back on her climate change policy, The Green New Deal. ‘You want to tell people that their desire for clean air and clean water is elitist?’, yells a impassioned Ocasio-Cortez. ‘Tell that to the kids in the South Bronx which are suffering from the highest rates of childhood asthma in the country … You’re telling those kids that they are trying to get on a plane to Davos? People are dying!'

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[spencerjay]

"I don't think so, I don't think so"
-Alexandra Ocaso Cortez

[kweukuafirim]

This is why you should have to start electing people with science degrees.

[knightarmor]

When she said
Its all coming up now.
It hits hard in 2020

[jenreyes]

AOC is my idol, I use her quotes in my Global Issues class research papers in college all the time

[charliehollis]

Oh boy Thanks for whoever voted her in

[supersaiyanzero]

1.7k people want to breathe polluted air lol

[sanderstar]

Can someone please turn this into a rap so I can listen to this all day long

[CAP]

Why do people feel so threatened by logic ??

[makingimages]

people want to be rich or be famous later in life, all I want is to be someone like AOC

[melzerr]

it's crazy how many ordinary people that call themselves Republicans don't like her yet she's speaking about the ordinary person

[PaulHenry]

“The great question of the ’70s is, ‘Shall we surrender to our surroundings or shall we make our peace with nature and begin to make reparations for the damage we have done to our air, to our land, and to our water.’”
Richard Nixon

[melissaparis]

Is there a place i can watch the full thing?

[erieschl]

This is what cleeeaaann aaaiiirr sounds liiiike

[e.oturgan]

I am so sorry but when she said 'I don't think so!' i laughed so hard because she sounded like an angry mom 😂😂😂

[AlanArmstrongAuctioneer]

I am SO glad she was elected. I have lost 3 pounds just laughing at memes about her.

[randywoodworth]

All the places she mentioned are democratic controlled...lol.

[NPC-gmfo]

"If we do not ascend to that crisis.. then I don't know what we're here doing. I don't know what we're here doing."

This women is way too scientific to fit in with modern American politics! Orange man bad

[csabanemeth]

the way she says I don't think so won my heart

[hollymorelli]

Her passion is contagious. She inspires me so much

[Pandabearflyer]

Really love these talking points by AOC. These are the points i can agree with.