US EditionRepresentatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Paul Tonko Visited North Country
PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK, JUL 21 – Ocasio-Cortez and Tonko condemned the bill for cutting over $1 trillion from Medicaid and increasing uninsured Americans by 11.6 million, highlighting harm to rural healthcare access.
- Hundreds gathered on Sunday at The Strand Center for the Arts Theater in downtown Plattsburgh for a joint town hall hosted by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Paul Tonko, drawing a large crowd and outside overflow.
- Amid healthcare debates, the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' cuts federal spending, extends tax breaks, and critics highlight impacts on Medicaid, Medicare, and cancer research funding.
- More than a thousand people attended at The Strand Center for the Arts Theater, and Trump supporters circled the venue in a MAGA-themed bus injected tension.
- Rep. Paul Tonko pledged continued resistance, while Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said `We will not allow someone like Elise Stefanik to take healthcare away from her own people`.
- Over the next ten years, the law’s healthcare cuts are projected to deepen funding gaps in rural communities, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, and federal Medicaid spending will drop by $155 billion, as forecasted by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Speakers, attendees at AOC, Tonko town hall focus on change
PLATTSBURGH — The Strand Center for the Arts Theater echoed with hundreds of voices calling for action and democracy Sunday afternoon during a visit by Reps. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Paul Tonko visit to discuss President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
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Lockport Union-Sun & JournalReps. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Paul Tonko host packed town hall in Plattsburgh
PLATTSBURGH — Hundreds of people braved the rainy weather Sunday to attend a town hall event at The Strand Center for the Arts Theater hosted by Reps. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Paul Tonko.
Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Paul Tonko visited North Country
At Plattsburgh town hall Sunday, AOC and representative Paul Tonko criticized President Donald Trump’s recently signed “Big Beautiful Bill,” and faulted New York’s 21st District Representative Elise Stefanik for supporting the bill.
Hundreds turn out as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Paul Tonko hold town hall in Plattsburgh
“We're going to continue to be the voice of opposition. We're going to make sure that the outcomes in Washington are driving decency, dignity, and respect,” said Paul Tonko.
'I Took a Real Test and Aced It' - Health Journal Online
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) “low IQ,” challenging her and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) to take IQ tests while touting his own cognitive screening results. “AOC — look. I think she’s very nice. But she’s very low IQ, and we really don’t need low IQ,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “Between her and Crockett, we’re gonna give ’em both an IQ test to see who comes out best.” Trump: “AOC — …
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