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Brand New Congress candidate Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez one of four progressive legislators to join House Oversight Committee
Brand New Congress press@brandnewcongress.org 606-312-1410 IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON (Jan. 24, 2019) - Four progressive legislators - including Brand New Congress candidate Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) - have secured positions on the influential House...
read moreThe U.S. needs to fix our own elections before declaring leaders in others
Today, President Donald Trump along with both Democratic and Republican members of Congress, including Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), officially endorsed and recognized an unelected Venezuelan opposition party as the legitimate...
read moreSCOTUS Ruling Bans Transgender Individuals from Military
On July 26, 2017, on the 69th anniversary of President Harry S. Truman desegregating the United States military, the Trump administration announced that it would be banning transgender individuals from serving in the military. The policy, supported by then-Secretary...
read moreA Dream that Can No Longer be Deferred
We have moved from the era of civil rights to the era of human rights, an era where we are called upon to raise certain basic questions about the whole society. We have been in a reform movement… But after Selma and the voting rights bill, we moved into a new era,...
read moreBrand New Congress candidate Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to join House Financial Services Committee
Brand New Congress press@brandnewcongress.org Phone: 606-312-1410 IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 17, 2019 WASHINGTON (Jan. 16, 2019) - In a rare feat for a freshman congressperson, Brand New Congress candidate Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has secured a position...
read moreCongress could stop the shutdown and here’s some ways they can do it.
As we are in the midst of the longest government shutdown ever, it is important to understand this not just a political failure. This is a societal failure with a significant impact. This shutdown is inexcusable. The President is willing to put the country at risk...
read moreThe Most “Diverse” Congress Ever?
We took a giant leap forward in 2018. But we've got a LONG way to go. By Cory Archibald Sometimes seeing really is believing. We've all made jokes about Congress being out of touch because it's "full of old white men." But until you see the evidence stacked up in...
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