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Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Paul Tonko Visited North Country
PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK, JUL 21 – Ocasio-Cortez and Tonko condemned over $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts in the bill and warned it will increase the uninsured by 11.6 million, urging voter action to reverse impacts.
- On Jul 20, 2025, Congressmembers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Paul Tonko hosted a rainy-day town hall at The Strand Center for the Arts Theater in downtown Plattsburgh, drawing hundreds of attendees.
- Criticizing the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill Act', they highlighted its impact on Medicaid, Medicare and cancer research funding during a town hall event Sunday in Plattsburgh.
- The overflow crowd stretched down Brinkerhoff, Margaret, Broad and Elm streets, and Tonko and Ocasio-Cortez paused to greet those outside, later receiving boisterous cheers for a ten-year-old's question.
- Most attendees vocally opposed GOP policies and Representative Elise Stefanik, while David Souliere called the event `out of touch`, reflecting strong pushback from critics.
- A ten-year-old attendee asked `I want to know if you're going to run for president`, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said support from people like you makes me feel like I can do anything, and Brandi Lloyd added ` happens at the ballot box`.
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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.”
DNC vice chair compares President Trump to notorious segregationists during heated town hall event
DNC Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta compared President Donald Trump to Jim Crow segregationists at a Philadelphia town hall, while Beto O'Rourke urged Democrats to aggressively redistrict.
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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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