AOC says she disagrees with Biden's 'optimistic' view of GOP
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she disagrees with President-elect Biden on his "optimistic" view of the GOP.
"This is one area where I believe that there's kind of a track record of some slight disagreement between the president-elect and myself, and I say that, you know - this is it, it's not a fight - it's just a disagreement," the New York Democrat said in a virtual town hall on Friday.
"I believe that President-elect Biden has a very optimistic view of the Republican Party. He, he has made statements on, you know, once Trump is gone, they will see the error of their ways. And I applaud his optimism but I disagree with his assessment," she continued.
Ocasio-Cortez said she was concerned about Democrats attempting to "water down [COVID] relief" while they have the congressional majority to "appease Republicans."
This week, the president-elect unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal that includes $1,400 stimulus checks, $400 extended unemployment, state and local government funding, rental assistance and a moratorium on evictions, among other priorities.
The $1,400 together with the most recent COVID relief bill's $600 stimulus checks is not enough, Ocasio-Cortez said. "$2,000 means $2,000. $2,000 does not mean $1,400,″ she told The Washington Post.
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