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Dear John,
The results are in! Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is the landslide “winner” of CAGW’s online poll for 2019 Porker of the Year, garnering 54 percent of the vote in a six-way race.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez earned this dubious award for introducing the “Green New Deal,” a plan that would bankrupt America, restrict individual freedom, and hand over vast amounts of power to the federal government.
On February 7, 2019, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez introduced H. Res. 109, to recognize “the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal” through a “10-year national mobilization effort” to drastically remake the U. S. economy. The total cost of the proposal is $93 trillion dollars – more than quadruple the current national debt of $23 trillion.
CAGW’s 2019 Porker of the Year silver medal winner with 25 percent of the vote is Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who was named CAGW’s May 2019 Porker of the Month for proposing “free” college and a taxpayer-funded bailout of all student loan debt.
The other 2019 Porker of the Year nominees, in order of votes received, were: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) (16 percent); Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) (2 percent); Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) (2 percent); and Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) (1 percent).
Our thanks to the many CAGW members and supporters who took the time to participate in this poll. We appreciate you casting your vote!
Sincerely,
Thomas A. Schatz, President
P.S. John, I encourage you to help us continue to hold Washington’s “Porkers” accountable in 2020 by taking part in our vital Action Alert campaigns; making a donation to support our fight; and following us on Twitter and Facebook.
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