Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the lone Democrat in Congress to oppose the $1.7 trillion federal spending bill

Dec 23 2022 by Business Insider

 
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the lone Democrat to vote against the $1.7 trillion spending bill. It is unclear why she opposed the measure. The bill easily passed the House. Biden has promised to sign it into law as soon as possible.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York on Friday became the lone Democrat in Congress to oppose a sweeping $1.7 trillion bipartisan spending plan that otherwise largely passed along party...

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