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1. AOC did not cave - here is the text from Bluesky

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 09:05 PM

Sunday

‪Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez‬
‪@aoc.bsky.social‬
· 14m
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.