The revolution may not be televised, but its tantrums will be tweeted. Communist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) went off on Twitter Thursday, demanding the Senate cancel its 4th of July recess and stay in D.C. to pass an emergency border crisis funding bill that she approves of–and then wailing when Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) caved and agreed to pass the (84-8 bipartisan) Senate bill without input from AOC and her band of House revolutionaries.
Grab some popcorn:
“Mitch McConnell killed the House border $ over “poison pill riders.” What are the “poison pills” he’s talking about? Protections for kids & punishment for inhumane facility co’s. The GOP is heightening children‘s pain for political gain. It’s horrifying.”
“His Senate bill is a militarization bill. McConnell killed the House Bill & dropped this one right before recess to force passage. Well, too bad. This is our job. Cancel vacation, fly the Senate in. Pass a clean humanitarian bill & stop trying to squeeze crises for more pain.”
“This President will not lift a finger to save these kids. It is well within his power, but he & Mitch McConnell would rather cast blame than do anything. They need to get on board w/ a clean humanitarian bill. We can’t write no-strings blank checks to abusive facilities.”
“In meeting I asked “Why can the president take money from other agencies to build his little wall, but can’t move money to get kids toothpaste?” It’s bc his “nat’l emergency” is ONLY to build his wall. But he won’t declare an emergency to save these kids & get them help.”
“Under no circumstances should the House vote for a McConnell-only bill w/ no negotiation with Democrats. Hell no.
That’s an abdication of power we should refuse to accept. They will keep hurting kids if we do.”
“0 negotiation with the House. We offered crucial amendments to protect children and families – none are even being considered. A minority is different than a majority. And while the Senate has to deal with its lack of power there, a House majority should have a seat @ the table.”
“We have time. We can stay in town. We can at LEAST add some amendments to this Senate bill. But to pass it completely unamended with no House input? That seems a bridge too far.”
“This Senate Bill will have us write a $4.6 Billion blank check (incl military $) for the border w NO accountability – just a verbal pinky promise. Trump is not to be trusted with protecting our immigrants. Why must that even be stated? We need hard lines of protection, in ink.”
Mitch McConnell killed the House border $ over “poison pill riders.”
What are the “poison pills” he’s talking about?
Protections for kids & punishment for inhumane facility co’s.
The GOP is heightening children‘s pain for political gain. It’s horrifying.https://t.co/TBoPu3bW1d
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 27, 2019
His Senate bill is a militarization bill. McConnell killed the House Bill & dropped this one right before recess to force passage.
Well, too bad. This is our job. Cancel vacation, fly the Senate in. Pass a clean humanitarian bill & stop trying to squeeze crises for more pain.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 27, 2019
This President will not lift a finger to save these kids.
It is well within his power, but he & Mitch McConnell would rather cast blame than do anything.
They need to get on board w/ a clean humanitarian bill. We can’t write no-strings blank checks to abusive facilities.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 27, 2019
In meeting I asked “Why can the president take money from other agencies to build his little wall, but can’t move money to get kids toothpaste?”
It’s bc his “nat’l emergency” is ONLY to build his wall.
But he won’t declare an emergency to save these kids & get them help.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 27, 2019
Under no circumstances should the House vote for a McConnell-only bill w/ no negotiation with Democrats. Hell no.
That’s an abdication of power we should refuse to accept. They will keep hurting kids if we do.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 27, 2019
0 negotiation with the House. We offered crucial amendments to protect children and families – none are even being considered.
A minority is different than a majority. And while the Senate has to deal with its lack of power there, a House majority should have a seat @ the table.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 27, 2019
We have time. We can stay in town. We can at LEAST add some amendments to this Senate bill. But to pass it completely unamended with no House input? That seems a bridge too far.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 27, 2019
This Senate Bill will have us write a $4.6 Billion blank check (incl military $) for the border w NO accountability – just a verbal pinky promise.
Trump is not to be trusted with protecting our immigrants. Why must that even be stated? We need hard lines of protection, in ink. https://t.co/xFci23pFo6
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 27, 2019
BONUS UPDATE: AOC spittin’ nails on CNN
.@AOC on House moving to pass Senate border bill: "The problem right now and the question at hand is Mitch McConnell sent us a bill & we're putting a big checkmark on it instead of even trying to negotiate…what Mitch McConnell is doing is relying on the time pressure of recess" pic.twitter.com/jBPvlCSMge
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 27, 2019
Longer version:
“We didn’t even bother to negotiate. … We’re immediately going to just saying yes to what got passed out of the Senate,” says Rep. @AOC on Pelosi’s decision to pass the Senate border funding bill.
“We are a House majority and we need to act like it.” https://t.co/woictb2LLA pic.twitter.com/iIVuhbc8Mi
— CNN (@CNN) June 27, 2019
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