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Since day one in office, Alexandria has fought hard to hold Congress to a
higher standard.

So today, when a Republican representative from Louisiana disrespected
Raya Salter – an energy justice lawyer who serves on the New York State
Climate Action Council – as she testified during an Oversight Committee
hearing, Alexandria spoke up loud and clear. She said:

“In the four years that I’ve sat on this committee, I have never seen
members of Congress – Republican or Democrat – disrespect a witness in the
way that I have seen them disrespect you today. I do not care what party
they are in, I’ve never seen anything like that […] There’s more than one
way to get a point across. Frankly, men who treat women like that in
public, I fear how they treat them in private. We can be better than
this.”

This is not the first time that Alexandria has spoken up to hold those in
power accountable for their actions – and it won’t be the last. Here’s
why:

When incidents of violence or disrespect go unaddressed at the highest
levels of government, it conveys that everyday actions of elected leaders
in the United States of America don’t matter. But they do
matter.

This behavior betrays the meaning and importance of the work that happens
in the people’s Capitol. And it trickles down to the rest of the country.
When this behavior goes unchecked, it says that treating colleagues or
other professionals this way at your workplace is acceptable – when it is
not.

From fighting to censure Representative Paul Gosar after he tweeted an
animated video depicting him killing Alexandria and attacking the
President, to holding Representative Ted Yoho accountable for calling
Alexandria “a f— b—” on the steps of the Capitol – Alexandria will never
shy away from holding her colleagues accountable and demanding a high
standard of respect and integrity.

[ [link removed] ]We hope you’ll join us in standing in solidarity with Alexandria.
Taking on the bullies (and worse) in Congress is tough work, and a small
donation would go a long way towards showing her that she has a movement
standing behind her.



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We hope Alexandria inspires you today to keep demanding the respect you
and your colleagues deserve.

Thank you for reading.

Team AOC


 

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