22-11-2021 01:11 via businessinsider.com

AOC says if the social-spending bill doesn't pass trust will be broken among progressive and centrist Democrats

Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, attend a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Capitol Hill.AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the stakes of passing the Build Back Better Act are "really high."
She told the NYT that trust between progressives and their fellow Democrats depends on it.
The $2 trillion social-spending bill passed the House Friday and now heads to the Senate.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-
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