Ocasio-Cortez, other Democrats squeeze big banks on guns, immigration, climate

[Madmallard]

More than a decade after Wall Street's crash wrecked the global economy, House Democrats are threatening to stigmatize the nation's biggest banks again.

Progressive freshmen like Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) are joining with veteran lawmakers to try to shame the lenders into taking a stand on some of the country’s most divisive issues: climate change, gun violence and immigration.

The lawmakers are leveraging seats on the powerful House Financial Services Committee and a huge following on social media to confront finance industry executives and discourage them from funding oil pipelines, firearms makers and private prison companies that operate immigration detention centers. Like-minded activist groups are helping amplify the message.

Ocasio-Cortez, other Democrats squeeze big banks on guns, immigration, climate

 

[livingston]

More than a decade after Wall Street's crash wrecked the global economy, House Democrats are threatening to stigmatize the nation's biggest banks again.

Progressive freshmen like Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) are joining with veteran lawmakers to try to shame the lenders into taking a stand on some of the country’s most divisive issues: climate change, gun violence and immigration.

The lawmakers are leveraging seats on the powerful House Financial Services Committee and a huge following on social media to confront finance industry executives and discourage them from funding oil pipelines, firearms makers and private prison companies that operate immigration detention centers. Like-minded activist groups are helping amplify the message.

Ocasio-Cortez, other Democrats squeeze big banks on guns, immigration, climate

The only way they will beat trump is crash the economy ....And they WILL do so on purpose folks...

 

[Grimscale]

What they are doing sounds illegal.
And should be.

 

[Saltwater60]

Out right bribery and extortion. They should be arrested for this. I hope the bank will do what banks do and loan money out on GOOD investments. Of course they will throw hissy fits if they don’t fund their little pet projects.

 

[GOYABEAN]

To bad she doesn't practice what she preaches apparently she still delinquent on her taxes from some business or something to that effect

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost...id-tax-bill-from-failed-business-venture/amp/

 

[Deplorable Me]

To bad she doesn't practice what she preaches apparently she still delinquent on her taxes from some business or something to that effect

What's funny is democrats delinquent on taxes are obsessed with Trump's taxes.

 

[Phazer]

So, the Dem radicals are essentially advocating for a federal Ministry of Vice that uses fiscal and political power threats to accomplish their goals.