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; it’s also a dark political maneuver designed to hamstring progress on healthcare+other leg.
We shouldn’t hinder ourselves from the start. https://t.co/WW3UaBs7vh
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 2, 2019
“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