{"id":605837,"date":"2021-07-29T12:06:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T16:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=605837"},"modified":"2021-07-29T12:06:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T16:06:21","slug":"negotiationssowhite-aoc-cori-bush-denounce-bipartisan-infrastructure-group-for-being-caucasian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/negotiationssowhite-aoc-cori-bush-denounce-bipartisan-infrastructure-group-for-being-caucasian\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018#NegotiationsSoWhite\u2019: AOC, Cori Bush Denounce Bipartisan Infrastructure Group For Being Caucasian"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnegotiationssowhite-aoc-cori-bush-denounce-bipartisan-infrastructure-group-for-being-caucasian%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=605837&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AOC-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Progressive lawmakers \u2014 such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) \u2014 denounced the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations group for their race.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Members of the Senate from both sides of the aisle have been attempting to reach a compromise on an infrastructure bill. Last month, President Biden and the lawmakers unveiled the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework \u2014 a $1.2 trillion package that cuts spending unrelated to physical infrastructure, which was originally incorporated in Biden\u2019s $2.7 trillion <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nonpartisan-economists-say-bidens-infrastructure-plan-will-decrease-economic-growth\"><span>American Jobs Plan<\/span><\/a><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At the time, Ocasio-Cortez <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/in-addition-to-a-bridge-you-need-a-babysitter-aoc-wants-an-infrastructure-bill-very-centered-upon-women\"><span>expressed<\/span><\/a><span> disappointment over the lawmakers\u2019 removal of expenditures on social programs. She told NBC News that \u201cthis is our one big shot, not just in terms of family, child care, Medicare, but on climate change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/structural-racism-aoc-slams-infrastructure-deal-because-the-senators-who-negotiated-it-arent-minorities\"><span>slammed<\/span><\/a><span> the bipartisan group \u2014 which includes Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Joe Manchin (R-WV), and eighteen other legislators \u2014 for their shared Caucasian ethnicity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe diversity of this \u2018bipartisan coalition\u2019 pretty perfectly conveys which communities get centered and which get left behind when leaders prioritize bipartisan dealmaking over inclusive lawmaking (which prioritizes delivering the most impact possible for the most people),\u201d tweeted the thirty-one-year-old lawmaker.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.8685714285714\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The diversity of this \u201cbipartisan coalition\u201d pretty perfectly conveys which communities get centered and which get left behind when leaders prioritize bipartisan dealmaking over inclusive lawmaking (which prioritizes delivering the most impact possible for the most people) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U6bqd9o51C\">https:\/\/t.co\/U6bqd9o51C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1408124343700369411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/senators-iron-out-infrastructure-disagreements-may-advance-bill-as-soon-as-tonight\"><span>The Daily Wire<\/span><\/a><span> reported on Wednesday, the lawmakers have since ironed out remaining disagreements on the package and began advancing it through Congress. Ocasio-Cortez repeated her allegation that implicit racism played a role in the negotiations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cA lot of times, \u2018bipartisan agreements\u2019 are just as defined by who people in power agree to exclude than include,\u201d she tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.979274611399\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A lot of times, \u201cbipartisan agreements\u201d are just as defined by who people in power agree to exclude than include. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9o4y3j60fD\">pic.twitter.com\/9o4y3j60fD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1420562222317768705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cIs this the Bipartisan Infrastructure Group or the audience at a Kid Rock concert?\u201d added Bush, along with the hashtag \u201c#NegotiationsSoWhite.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.8392857142857\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is this the Bipartisan Infrastructure Group or the audience at a Kid Rock concert?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NegotiationsSoWhite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NegotiationsSoWhite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qxVw4ar9x5\">pic.twitter.com\/qxVw4ar9x5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cori Bush (@CoriBush) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoriBush\/status\/1420515699512987652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Beyond the infrastructure bill, Ocasio-Cortez has frequently attempted to find links between her colleagues\u2019 votes and her colleagues\u2019 racial identities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After Congress\u2019 approval of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, Ocasio-Cortez <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-aoc-blasts-gop-reps-who-voted-against-juneteenth-thanks-white-men-who-said-okay-fine-well-vote-for-this\"><span>thanked<\/span><\/a><span> the \u201cplenty of wonderful allies\u201d \u2014 namely, \u201cthe white men in the Republican caucus that said, okay, fine, we\u2019ll vote for this\u201d \u2014 who agreed with passing the measure. However, she linked the fourteen Republicans who voted against the measure of being \u201cpretty consistent with, I think, the Republican base.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She also attempted to link the negative vote to Republicans \u201ctrying to fight against teaching basic history around racism and the role of racism in U.S. history\u201d \u2014 presumably a reference to conservatives\u2019 disagreement with critical race theory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progressive lawmakers \u2014 such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) \u2014 denounced the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations group for their race.Members of the Senate from both sides &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-605837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=605837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=605837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=605837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}