AOC Claims She Represents ‘Just As Many or More People’ Than Manchin
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is criticizing Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) for withholding his critical vote on a roughly $2 trillion social spending package. During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Monday…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is criticizing Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) for withholding his critical vote on a roughly $2 trillion social spending package.
During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Monday, Ocasio-Cortez said, “The idea that Joe Manchin says he can’t explain this back home to his people is a farce.”
“I mean it’s a farce in terms of plain democracy because I represent just as many or more people than Joe Manchin does,” she added.
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National Journal’s Josh Kraushaar pointed out that Ocasio-Cortez’s district has about 750,000 residents.
Meanwhile, Manchin represents the entire state of West Virginia which has a population of around 1.79 million residents.
Her comments come after Manchin revealed that he would not vote for Democrats’ roughly $2 trillion Build Back Better Act, as IJR reported.