Monday, February 11, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Congressional Hearing Goes Viral


We recently finished learning about campaign finance laws in class and in this video, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, in the form of a story, describes how lax campaign finance laws allow our legislators to 'get rich at your expense'. She illustrates how dark money and PACs can easily be abused to make public policy decisions. The video ends with the disappointing realization that campaign finance laws may be lax for politicians but there are even fewer restrictions on our executive.

Overall, this gives a very realistic take on ideas we learned about in class. It also makes me wonder what AOC can do with a position in the House Financial Services Committee. A rare spot for a freshman House representative to be in.


https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-campaign-finance_us_5c5d246be4b03afe8d6637ff

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