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Many applauded Ocasio- Cortez, while others stated she was reaching a bit too hard. Afro-Latinx is a term used to describe African descendants in Latin America and of Latin American heritage—. There are many ways that Hispanic Americans have made their mark in history. One of them is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. According to the article Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was born in 1989 in the Bronx, New York to a Puerto Rican mother and a Bronx-born father of Puerto Rican descent. She excelled in high school after her family moved to the suburbs and she was in her sophomore year at Boston. Ethnicity: Puerto Rican Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, nicknamed AOC, is an American political activist, educator, community organizer, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, since January 3, 2019. She is the daughter of Blanca (Cortez) and Sergio Ocasio-Roman. Ocasio-Cortez, who has identified as Catholic, hardly claimed to be a practicing Jew. Her understanding of her ancestry came from ‘‘doing a lot of family trees in the last couple of years. A quick chronological overview shows why the claims of Ocasio-Cortez and others Hispanics who claim an alleged Sephardi heritage do not agree with serious historical research.
December 12th, 2019
Heritage Foundation policy expert Rachel Greszler testified before Congress on Dec. 10 on why government-mandated paid family leave programs would not meet the needs of workers and employers better than the private sector. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s questioning of Greszler during the testimony raised eyebrows and generated media attention from major news outlets.
'Do we know how long puppies are allowed to stay with their mothers after a dog has given birth?' Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., asked during the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing.
'Uh, eight weeks,' said Ocasio-Cortez “So, the market has decided that women and people who give birth deserve less time with their children than a dog.”
Greszler, a research fellow in Heritage’s Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, is a leading expert on paid family leave.
“As a woman who has given birth to six children, I find being compared to a breeding dog with puppies incredibly offensive. What AOC failed to point out is the reason many states require puppies to spend at least eight weeks with their mothers is in the context of them being sold to people after that period,' Greszler told Fox News after the hearing.
Hey AOC, when trying to make federal policy on complex issues, it's probably best not to compare people to dogs.
Instead, maybe check out @Heritage Rachel Greszler's great work on paid family leave: https://t.co/IkyUyWZmS2pic.twitter.com/PWqXeASIJW
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— Gloria Taylor (@glo_tay) December 10, 2019
The exchange lead to dozens of print headlines and broadcast packages from ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX news affiliates on stations across the country.
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“While paid family leave has many benefits, it is not without cost or consequence for workers, for employers, for consumers, and for the entire economy,” said Greszler in her testimony. “A government program cannot erase those costs—It can only redistribute them.”
Greszler went on to explain how government-run programs across the globe consistently redistribute money from lower-income families to middle- and upper-income ones. “When considering the government’s role in paid family leave, it is crucial that policymakers take the time to truly think through how the types of programs they are considering will affect individuals and families across all walks of life.”
Greszler also attended the White House’s Summit on Paid Family Leave last week and replied to Ocasio-Cortez in a commentary for The Daily Signal, “No, AOC, Dogs Don’t Have More Time With Their Children Than Women.”
This exchange is Heritage’s second tangle with Ocasio-Cortez in just one week. Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that the Trump administration’s new food stamp rule would have caused her family to starve. Heritage responded on Twitter, pointing out that Trump’s rule would have excluded her family because it does not apply to parents with minor children, the elderly, or disabled people. The exchange, generated coverage on Fox News, Newsmax, Townhall, The Blaze, and more.
My family relied on food stamps (EBT) when my dad died at 48.
I was a student. If this happened then, we might’ve just starved.
Now, many people will.
It’s shameful how the GOP works overtime to create freebies for the rich while dissolving lifelines of those who need it most. https://t.co/WOrYvhfPj4