Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "I did" 👍😆😁

[underpants]

"Just a few weeks ago, Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger said, ‘Nobody elected Joe Biden to be FDR,’" House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said in a blustering speech against Biden's Build Back Better legislation on Thursday.

Right at that moment, a female voice shouted out, "I did."

Haley Talbott, Capitol Hill producer and reporter with NBC News and MSNBC, identified the female voice as that of Ocasio-Cortez.

NBC News National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur retweeted Talbot and included a video of the incident. Ocasio-Cortez retweeted Kapur.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-voted-biden-fdr

Link to tweet

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. "I am Spartacus"

[mahannah]

33. "I am Spartacus"

[Biophilic]

2. I did!

[llmart]

3. OMG!

The look on his face! Got caught off guard there, didn't you dickhead?

AOC is amazing.

[malaise]

4. Priceless

81 million did as I remember

[llmart]

5. Include me in that 81 million.

My parents just adored FDR. Probably why I became a Democrat.

[jaxexpat]

38. caught flat footed as usual

[Comfortably_Numb]

6. Kevin is a stand out craven imbecile in a party bursting at the treason seams with craven imbeciles.

Ted and Josh and the bang bang buffoon twins are pikers. Ghomert and Gosar probably don’t even know what day of the week it is. They would have to study up to make it to imbecile.

[Delphinus]

10. Apt description!

[LittleGirl]

24. Heh heh, nailed it, nt

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

7. Me too! Me too!

Go President Joe! Build Back Better!

[Kid Berwyn]

8. I did, too.

A New New Deal based on Keynesian economics is just what the country needs.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. That ass spoke all night

for 8 hours. When I got up this morning before 4 am and was listening to my local news radio station, one of the stories being reported was that he had been up all night talking. And he continued to spew his nonsense until just after 5 am ET this morning.

The equivalent of a "talking filibuster", but in the House.

It was done to delay the vote on the BBB bill that was supposed to be voted on last night.

[underpants]

12. I read a news story on it this morning

As I read what he said I was thinking “BS BS BS BS...”

87,000 IRS agents? That’s an Obama derangement retread.

[JHB]

40. What did he rant about IRS agents?

Its staffing does need to get juiced up so it can devote manpower to complex investigations.

[underpants]

42. Here you go

McCarthy described the IRS enforcement initiative as an expense of "billions of dollars to hire 87,000 IRS agents" who will be "going after Americans." The House minority leader slammed various provisions included in the legislation, including the expanded child tax credit program.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/mccarthy-biden-spending-bill-most-reckless-legislation-us-history

From 2012 - this was a big talking point for them
Sixteen thousand new Internal Revenue Service agents will be "empowered to enforce" the new health care legislation.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/jul/10/tom-price/price-16000-irs-agents-will-enforce-obama-health-c/

[Claire Oh Nette]

46. Wait, doesn't the GOP want everyone back to work?

No more pandemic payments--we can't have people making the equivalent of a mere $31K for too long, why they'll stay home and live off the government. Just like Kevin does, with his much, much larger $174K salary.

We can't let parents of school age children have their tax credit monthly at $250-$300 per child--why, there might not be enough child hunger or food insecurity. If we expand childcare credits, why, we'll never undo those pesky child labor laws.

Wouldn't adding 87,000 cpas and accountants help the unemployment numbers? Wouldn't those tax auditors go after Americans who aren't paying their taxes??

The Tea Party begat this ignoramus. All outrage. Zero legislation. Shouting louder to win an argument he's already lost.

[malaise]

22. He spewed his crap for more than a few hours longer than the longest partial lunar eclipse in

580 years

[BumRushDaShow]

25. Yup

And we were very lucky here that the clouds and rain that we had overnight cleared out sooner than expected so I got to see that eclipse early this morning between about 4:30 am ET - 5:15 am ET (was popping in and out since it was pretty chilly out)!

[malaise]

26. Was lovely here as well - had to go outside to watch

Really lovely

[LymphocyteLover]

34. Yes. What an ass.

[KS Toronado]

11. "I am woman, hear me roar" moment caught on tape

[electric_blue68]

13. Baaahahahahaaaaaaaa! WTG, AOC! 😄👍👏

[cannabis_flower]

14. I didn't expect it but

I wanted him to be FDR. I’ve been happier with Uncle Joe than I expected to be.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

15. This is why AOC is such a popular leader among progressive Democrats.

[Pachamama]

47. It is also why the Right wing nuts like Gosar hate her so much

I think she is fantastic

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

52. I love that AOC has no fear... that's what leaders do!!

[Artistree22]

61. Yes.

She is fearless, intelligent, compassionate and she isn't corrupt. We need more like her.

[Takket]

16. Great! Thanks AOC!

[Hortensis]

17. :) Good for her and whomever. All my votes were for what they're doing.

Rep. Spanberger's comment helps illustrate a difference between the few conservative house Democrats and our other 200 Democrats in the house.

Her own Democratic constituents want us to do big things, and some of their own parents probably voted for FDR to do great things in a time of similar fear and unrest. But conservatives are wired to drag their heels and slow and limit change.

[multigraincracker]

18. Just another "nobody" here too.

7 million more nobodies.

[The Magistrate]

19. And She's Far From Alone, Sir

[Walleye]

20. Eight-hour mansplain

[Hav]

21. From the selection of related tweets

Link to tweet

[Tomconroy]

23. That was nice of her. I adore FDR.

[usaf-vet]

27. Nobody w/a brain elected Trump to be Putin, Kim Jong, or George#? as a lifetime autocratic despot.

[marble falls]

28. I did!

[LaMouffette]

29. If McCarthy dares to say anything about AOC being disrespectful, we need to remind him of Joe Wilson

shouting out, "You lie!" in the middle of an Obama speech.

The House is devolving into a shouting match, and Republicans started the process.

[Steelrolled]

31. I'm waiting for one of those parliamentary ruckuses you sometimes see on tee-vee.

[vlyons]

30. I really really like AOC. She's quite an inspiration

Smart, fearless, clear that she's there to perform enlightened activity, and super-attractive. I hope she gets re-elected to many many rimes.

[LymphocyteLover]

32. WTF is wrong with electing another FDR???

most popular president ever!

[Hekate]

35. Kick!

[IronLionZion]

36. FDR won 4 presidential elections

they had to put in term limits because of him. People liked his policies and programs.

And I totally voted for that with Biden.

Biden's unique experience as Obama's VP qualifies him to rebuild our economy after Republicans screwed it up again, and again, and again. There seems to be a pattern here with Republicans destroying and Democrats rebuilding.

[Polybius]

50. He was the only one who tried to run for more than two terms

For some reason, the unwritten rule was two terms or less.

[IronLionZion]

51. And America voted for him

and kept reelecting him. Then they reelected his VP. It was too much for some to handle.

[FakeNoose]

37. AOC is the Democratic Party's answer to Wonder Woman

"I did!" says AOC. You go, girl!

[Pachamama]

48. +1000000

[jaxexpat]

39. Pretty much ALL of us did.

[Javaman]

41. I did too! nt

[PufPuf23]

43. AOC is so frequently spot on,

pains me when she is criticized at DU.

I voted for Joe Biden to be FDR as well.

AOC speaks for many.

[moondust]

44. Me too!

[Upthevibe]

45. I did too!

Love AOC!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

49. I so loved hearing her yell that out!

[lunatica]

53. I definitely voted for President Biden for that reason

It’s something I’ve wanted for decades!

Now I want to see it while it happens. I want to see and hear updates and progress reports!

[progressoid]

54. Would have been great if there had been a chorus of "I DID"s.

[BradAllison]

55. FDR would be called an extremist today.

Then again, so would Eisenhower.

[Lucky Luciano]

56. FDR was called an extremist then! Spot on re Eisenhower!

[homegirl]

57. And

so did I !!!

[Dave says]

58. I can second that, AOC

Shame on McCarthy for even mentioning FDR, the greatest President in US history. He’s not worthy (he’s dried up pond scum).

[Marcuse]

59. She could have said, "You lie!", but despite everything she still shows comity.

[question everything]

60. She would have elected Nina Turner if she could.