Ocasio-Cortez challenges Nancy Pelosi by opposing her ‘dark political maneuver’

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Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y) lit into what she called a “dark political maneuver” by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a tweet that challenged the likely next Speaker of the House.

Ocasio-Cortez tweeted against “paygo” which is a policy meant to keep government spending far too much by instituting revenue increases to offset any new spending, or “pay as you go.”

Ocasio-Cortez agreed with fellow member of Congress Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) who tweeted against the policy Pelosi was supporting in order to rein in members of her own party.

“Tomorrow I will also vote No on the rules package, which is trying to slip in #PAYGO. PAYGO isn’t only bad economics, as @RoKhanna explains,” she tweeted, “it’s also a dark political maneuver designed to hamstring progress on healthcare+other leg.” – READ MORE

 

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