“Included in that bundling – even though I voted no – we were able to secure $14 million for different community funding projects here in New York’s 14th congressional district,“ Ocasio-Cortez said.
AOC touts money for her NYC district in funding bill she voted against, announces plans to train ICE ‘legal observers’
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February 06, 2026
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