Ocasio-Cortez passed over for influential House committee"WASHINGTON Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn't get a seat on the powerful tax writing committee where she sought to push her progressive agenda of Medicare for All, free college tuition and a green new deal.
Instead, the open downstate New York slot on the House Ways and Means Committee went to a moderate Democrat, Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi, a former CPA, attorney and county executive."
How 'bout dem apples?
https://nypost.com/2019/01/10/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-campaign-was-fined-last-year/"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's campaign was fined $1,500 by the state last year for failing to obtain workers' compensation coverage, The Post has learned.
All employers are required under New York's disability law to buy insurance to cover disability benefits for employees.
"The employer did not have the required workers' compensation coverage from March 31, 2018, to April 30, 2018, and was issued a final penalty of $1,500, which was paid," said Workers Compensation Board spokeswoman Melissa Stewart.
A spokesman for Ocasio-Cortez said he's looking into the matter."
Oops! She forgot.