Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Upset Cash Relief Does Not Extend to Noncitizens

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) expressed outrage on Thursday that the cash payment portion of the economic relief package, which the Senate unanimously passed Wednesday night, does not extend to noncitizens.

The Senate unanimously approved of the historic coronavirus emergency relief measure on Wednesday evening after days of partisan battles. As many Republican leaders have stated, the passed bill remains virtually the same as the original bill Democrats rejected on Sunday. It provides aid for small businesses, creates a lending aid program, and delivers cash assistance directly into the pockets of American citizens.

The bill will provide most American adults with $1,200, $500 of which is for most children. Ocasio-Cortez, however, is taking issue with the stipulations — specifically, the requirement of a Social Security number.

Iran-backed terror suspects plotted attack on US troops using vans packed with fuel, DOJ says

Breaking: House Republicans Elect New Leader to Replace Mike Johnson

Jim Jordan picked as next House GOP leader: Sound off!

Top Dem cries ‘weaponization’ as comments warning young people not to join Trump admin land her in hot water

Watch: Van Jones Revealed Low-Key Org Weapon Dems Used to Win Nov 3 – Hit up to 300 Million People Daily, GOP Never Uncovered

Habeas corpus cases near 100,000 as ICE detainees seize on new way to fight detention

Ex-Massachusetts police officer convicted of murdering pregnant woman in staged suicide

Sotomayor lets loose on conservative Supreme Court with revealing wish: ‘Crazy things’

Mamdani makes behind-the-scenes moves to shape 2028 Democratic presidential race

Prominent Christian Apologist Wes Huff Asks for Prayer After His 3-Year-Old Daughter Is Rushed to the Hospital

Rapist Russell Brand Declared to be ‘Dead Man Walking’ in Hellish UK Prison, Ex-Inmate Says He’ll Be ‘a Marked Man’

UN postpones US human rights review after boycott

Explosive House report exposes failures it says allowed Epstein’s abuse to continue for years

GOP lawmaker ousts fellow Republican in gerrymandered California district

When the Pharmacies Are Empty and the Clinic Is Closed, Here’s the Kit Americans Keep Ready

“To clarify, $1200 checks are ONLY going to some w/social sec numbers, NOT immigrants w/ tax IDs (ITINs),” she wrote following the Senate’s unanimous 96-0 approval of the bill,” adding, “Thanks to GOP, these checks will be cut off the backs of *taxpaying immigrants,* who get nothing.”:

To clarify, $1200 checks are ONLY going to some w/social sec numbers, NOT immigrants w/ tax IDs (ITINs).

Thanks to GOP, these checks will be cut off the backs of *taxpaying immigrants,* who get nothing. Many are essential workers who pay more taxes than Amazon.

Wall St gets $4T

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 26, 2020

Ocasio-Cortez’s complaint extends to those who are residing in the country illegally, as illegal immigrants can also obtain an ITIN.

The Tax Policy Center found that the vast majority of American households, roughly 90 percent, will benefit from the checks.

The New York lawmaker also proclaimed the GOP is refusing to fund hospitals or unemployment, despite the fact that the bipartisan bill provides $100 billion for hospitals and the vast expansion of unemployment benefits: