Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Supports significantly higher taxes on the wealthy and on large corporations to fund major public investments and redistribution; has proposed or floated very high top marginal tax rates (e.g., 60–70% on the ultra-wealthy), advocated progressive wealth or transaction taxes, and backs measures raising corporate minimum tax revenue.

Supports Medicare for All and describes healthcare as a human right; backs H.R.1976 to create a single-payer system eliminating copays and premiums while expanding coverage to all. Has also discussed pragmatic pathways such as accepting incremental gains (e.g., public option) if full proposals face political constraints.

Supports restricting and dismantling current large-scale immigration enforcement (including calls to abolish or defund ICE), defends asylum access and immigrant due process, and criticizes harsh detention and deportation practices. Advocates for expanded protections and humanitarian treatment for migrants and oversight of enforcement actions.

Supports legal, accessible abortion care and federal protections for reproductive rights, including codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law and opposing federal funding restrictions like the Hyde Amendment. Has co-sponsored and voted for federal legislation to protect abortion access and has called for federal actions to preserve access in states with bans.

Supports an ambitious Green New Deal framework calling for a national mobilization to achieve rapid decarbonization, large-scale clean-energy investment, and creation of millions of green jobs; has sponsored Green New Deal resolutions and related legislation aiming to transition public housing and other sectors to zero-carbon. Advocates for aggressive emissions reductions, environmental justice for frontline communities, and federal investment to phase out fossil-fuel reliance in favor of renewable energy.

Supports expanded background checks, red flag laws, and limits on semiautomatic/assault weapons; backs criminal penalties for unlawful manufacture/transfer of such weapons. Endorses the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (2022) measures that expanded background checks for younger buyers, encouraged state red flag laws, and funded school safety and mental-health programs.