AOC Takes Credit for Blocking SCOTUS Security Bill

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D‑N.Y.) in a video posted to her Instagram account took credit for blocking a GOP effort to pass a bill to supplement the protections for Supreme Court (SCOTUS) justices and their families.House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R‑Calif.) asked on the House floor for unanimous consent to take the bill from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D‑Calif.) desk, but the measure was blocked, so members could not vote on the legislation.
The move came a day after an armed man, Nicholas John Roske, allegedly attempted to murder Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh.
Now, Ocasio-Cortez has publicly revealed that she blocked McCarthy’s unanimous consent request, saying that it was to force a roll call vote after most Republicans voted against Democrats’ partisan gun control bills.
Ocasio-Cortez explained in a video posted to her Instagram Story on June 9.
Ocasio-Cortez noted that it was a “fly-out day”—the term used to describe members leaving DC to return to their districts—an …

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