Posted on 02/20/2021 5:15:47 AM PST by Sir_Humphrey
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., raised more than $2 million for relief efforts in Texas as of Friday afternoon before traveling to Houston to help in the recovery effort.
“Charity isn’t always a replacement for good governance, but we won’t turn away from helping people in need when things hit the fan,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.
The funds raised by the progressive lawmaker will go toward 12 food banks and relief organizations, including the Bridge Homeless Recovery Center, Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, Family Eldercare, Feeding Texas and the Houston Food Bank, according to the donations page.
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How sweet of them. Where is biden. Is FEMA there yet. Or hanging in the WH bedroom playing video games.
Meanwhile .... in NY ...... her constituents continue to suffer...
OK, so AOC can go and raise millions and try to help Texans, while Lyn’ Ted runs off to Mexico to avoid everything. I don’t agree with AOC, but I do think it is a interesting and devastating comparison for Lyn’ Ted to face.
“Charity isn’t always a replacement for good government”. It seems to me that things worked better when charity was more involved instead of government. Charity was never perfect but government has made things worse. There is no substitute for neighbor helping neighbor.
Not to be stereotypical but what is she going to do there, solder in new sections of frozen pipe? Reset some circuit breakers? Hang some services back on homes? Relight some pilot lights? Or just deliver some money, trash Texans, and push her green deal.
Her publicity folks need a new playbook..
If you read the article the money raised was to go to food banks.
Maybe...a little bit...maybe. The policies she supports caused this disaster. She's trying to gloss over it by donating to the food bank to feed the people who were damaged by the very policies she supports. As for Cruz, it was a matter of optics. Not defending his actions but they pale in comparison to the real life effects of AOC and her Green policies
Where is biden.
Where IS Biden. Where’s Hunt her? Where’s NancyP?
She should be pounding the gavel in celebration to stir up the gravel in Joe’s head...dog-faced pony soldier that he is.
Interesting there is no criticism by the media of Biden and his lack of response after 5 days. (Actually it’s not really interesting- we know the reason why they have been silent) Where is FEMA?
Wear is Biden. He’s worn out. Bidenwear.
Really ???
How much did she chip in of her own money ???
He never should have apologized. He learned absolutely nothing from DJT and it will forever doom him to the political second string.
Maybe Ted Cruz needs to raise $2 million for them? Turn about is fair play.
She’s only doing it for one motive, to make Ted Cruz look bad. She’s not doing it for the right reason.
right? look at Katrina.
Where is the media’s response to Biden not even calling the Governor for days? Fema apparently nowhere to be seen, only sending a paltry amount of generators. Nah, media is too busy worrying about Ted Cruz’s dog.
Was 3 million collected? No tip jar raiding, i hope, says the cynic.
Ted better throw that back at her face! Besides all that relief money will probably head to illegals who have freshly illegally entered our Texas! Don’t for one minute underestimate these bastards! CRUZ WILL STILL WIN TEXAS though!
I’m guessing most of the folks in Texas have a bunch of food in their freezers (or out on the back deck to keep cold). What they need is electricity or gas to cook it with!
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