Alexandria Ocasio Cortez "DEFUND ice" Green New Deal Press Conference 2/7/19
Channel: Live On-Air Politics
Date: 2019-02-07

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on Congress to defund the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency at an emotional press conference on Thursday. The young New York Democrat called Trump’s claim he wanted more legal immigration “a lie,” pointing to the presidents’ policies geared a reducing immigration and targeting immigrants. “Not only will we not agree to fund [ICE], but we are here to say that an agency like ICE, which repeatedly and systematically violates human rights, does not deserve a dime,” she continued. “They do not deserve a dime.” “Until they can prove that they are honoring human rights, until they can make a good-faith effort to expand and embrace immigrants, the immigrants in this nation that have always been a part, and have always been a core element of American democracy, until they can prove good faith to an American ideal they do not deserve any resources for their radical agenda,” Ocasio-Cortez added. The freshman congresswoman made the remarks alongside fellow Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, at a presser organized by progressive organization MoveOn.Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Green New Deal Press Conference 2/7/19.   Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey’s (D-MA) unveiled the details behind the much-hyped “Green New Deal” Thursday. And in case you didn’t get it, this is not an actual “conservatives pounce” story, though there was plenty of “conservative pouncing,” only because some of the suggestions seem to be borderline insane. Here are some of the proposals and justifications in the Green New Deal (emphasis added):
    “At the end of the day, this is an investment in our economy that should grow our wealth as a nation, so the question isn’t how will we pay for it, but what will we do with our new shared prosperity.”
    “Upgrade or replace every building in US for state-of-the-art energy efficiency.”
    “Totally overhaul transportation by massively expanding electric vehicle manufacturing, build charging stations everywhere, build out highspeed rail at a scale where air travel stops becoming necessary, create affordable public transit available to all, with goal to replace every combustion-engine vehicle.”
    “Build on FDR’s second bill of rights by guaranteeing: A job with a family-sustaining wage, family and medical leave, vacations, and retirement security.”
    “Economic security for all who are unable or unwilling to work.”
    “It’s unclear if we will be able to decommission every nuclear plant within 10 years, but the plan is to transition off of nuclear and all fossil fuels as soon as possible.”