The New York Representative was the only House Democrat to vote against the relief package.
"We have to fight to fund hospitals, fighting to fund testing. That is what we're fighting for in this bill," she said."It is unconscionable. If you had urgency, you would legislate like rent was due on May 1 and make sure we include rent and mortgage relief for our constituents."
"The bill also provides no funding for state and local governments. [New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo] harshly criticized this bill and said he will have to cut school funding if the federal government does not step up. [Mayor Bill de Blasio] has warned that we may have to lay off the very frontline workers who have served us so valiantly during this crisis," they added.
While Ocasio-Cortez may have been the only House Democrat to vote against the stimulus package, she was not alone in voicing concerns about its failure to provide relief to everyday U.S. residents.Rep. Pramila Jayapal had said:"We have to do better, we have to deliver real relief. This is not it." At least 49,963 cases in the U.S. have resulted in death. The death toll for U.S. military casualties in the Vietnam War was recorded to be 58,220.
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