Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said it was impossible for any lawmaker to read and process the sprawling legislation passed at top speed on Monday.

Who the hell can read 6000 pages in 6 hours and actually understand any of it? Congress should have to come up with and write their own bills. I think it's ridiculous that they can just accept a bill from anyone. Also why do they have such a time limit?

    • gammison [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Her voting no does nothing materially. Only a disciplined movement from below willing to strike could have changed the bill significantly. The choices she can make in office must both balance long term strategy, short term immediate relief however meager, and whatever power plays there are in congress and she weighed each of those and decided voting no was worse. Was it, idk, maybe. The only case for a no vote is as propaganda value and imo that case is weak here. Consider the defense budget, a good chunk of progressive dems vote no on it every time and it never goes anywhere as propaganda. Either way she's not being a hypocrite making these statements imo.