Consequences of Sanctuary Cities Come Home to Roost
President Trump Understands Information Warfare
About That Judge Who Tried to Strip Trump's Commander-in-Chief Powers Last Night...
A Rampaging Senator Gets a Theatrical Review, and Democrats Have Rediscovered the American...
Is LA Mayor Karen Bass Still Working for Cuban Intelligence?
Spain’s Impossible Dream of ‘Green’ Electricity
Secretary Burgum Is Right to Stamp Out Radicalism in Our National Parks
Parents, Your Children Do Not Belong to the Government
Throwing a Flag at the FCC’s Overzealous Enforcement
Trump Is Right to Pull the Plug on NPR and PBS
Newsom Ignores Kamala Harris' Call During LA Riots
Holdout GOP Senators Flip on Trump’s 'Big, Beautiful Bill' As Deal Nears Deadline
'Wipe Them Out': Fetterman Backs Israel’s Strike on Iran and Calls for More
First They Escaped Border Patrol, Now They Escape ICE Facility: Four Illegal Immigrants...
Tim Walz Stuns Critics by Calling China the World’s 'Moral Authority' Amid Rising...
Tipsheet

Ironic: Ocasio-Cortez Advocates For Worker Protections...Unless They're On Her Payroll

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY) criticized her colleagues back in December for failing to pay Hill staffers a "living wage." She even felt so strongly about being how much money her staffers make that she vowed to pay her interns at least $15 an hour, but now it's come to light that the Congresswoman failed to pay workers' compensation coverage for a month last year, the New York Daily News reported.

Advertisement

“The employer did not have the required workers’ compensation coverage from March 31, 2018, to April 30, 2018, and was issued a final penalty of $1,500, which was paid,” state Workers Compensation Board spokeswoman Melissa Stewart said. “This coverage is vital to ensuring workers are protected for on-the-job injuries.”

An unnamed Democratic strategist told the Daily News that the discovery was a bad look for Ocasio-Cortez and her campaign, especially when she tries to relate to the average American worker.

“This is basic stuff, especially if you hold yourself out to be the champion of workers,” the strategist said.

Naturally, Republicans shook their head at the discovery.

“Hypocrisy at its finest,” New York GOP spokeswoman Jessica Proud said. “The so-called champion of workers, when given her own responsibility, is not following the law. It’s unbelievable.”

Advertisement

At least if people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are going to tell the rest of us how to live our lives and how we should treat others, she needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror. If you can't even follow current laws and regulations on the books, why the hell would you add even more on top of them?

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement