Ocasio-Cortez Argues for a Democratic House in NY Upstate Visit

March 9, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke out against corporate influence in the health-care and media sectors Sunday night in an upstate New York town hall where the Democrat argued for her party to take back control of the House.

“It is outrageous. We need to break them up,” she said of consolidation in those two business sectors. “We need to take up corporate power. Politicians have to stop taking their money.”

Ocasio-Cortez was joined by Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) at the event in Glens Falls. The city sits within the rural 21st Congressional District, currently represented by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R), a ...

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