represent Alexander Ocasio-Cortez He has publicly opposed Biden’s White House’s opposition to suppressing Republican voters.Appeared on Sunday at CNNof Union State, The progressive legislator called this method “nearly naive.”
Ocasio-Cortez particularly opposed the recent comments made by White House officials, saying Democratic Party Efforts should be made to “organize” Republican efforts to restrict voting rights in many states.
“I appreciate the White House’s optimism, but I think it is almost naive,” said the New York congresswoman. “We have taken an unprecedented historic organization to overcome the voter suppression efforts in 2020. We have barely passed the majority of seats we have and the White House election.”
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Ocasio-Cortez elaborated on her position, saying that the already dubious prospects “outside the organization” may be irrelevant because she believes that Republican lawmakers are working hard to reject any election results they don’t like.
Ocasio-Cortez said: “Besides, even if we succeed in suppressing voters outside of the’quoting and dequoting’ organization, on the surface, this is an absurd premise.”Republicans The foundation has been laid for the appointment of state attorney generals and other local attorneys general to overthrow the results of any state elections in which they frankly dislike the states in which they are in power. Therefore, even if you successfully organize, they are laying the foundation for not even proving the results of the election. “
Ocasio-Cortez cited the recent Republican-backed Arizona election audit as an example of these Republican plans being implemented.
The congresswoman reiterated her support for HR 1, also known as the “Bill for the People”, as a means to counter potential voter suppression efforts. Among other things, HR 1 will remove barriers to voting across the United States and limit partisanship.
According to reports, the White House’s “outside the organization” comment was due to the failure to pass the “For the People Act” Senate, Where it was clearly opposed by moderate Democrats Joe Manchin West Virginia and Kirsten Cinema Arizona.
Weekly newspaper The White House and the office of Representative Ocasio-Cortez were contacted, but no response was received before the publication time.
Ocasio-Cortez recently asked his fellow Democrats to be responsible Allow the end of the national moratorium on deportation orders On Saturday night.She even yelled some “conservative Democrats in the House of Representatives” who “threatened to board a plane instead of waiting.” [a vote to extend the moratorium].”
