NEW YORK — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised over $1 million for relief efforts in Texas in about four hours, the congresswoman announced Thursday.
The representative announced an attempt to raise money for five separate Texas organizations Thursday evening. The money will be split, according to Ocasio-Cortez, among The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center, Ending Community Homeless Coalition (ECHO), Family Eldercare, Houston Food Bank, and Feeding Texas are working around the clock to assist houseless, hungry and senior Texans in Travis and Dallas County, and beyond.
Within a couple of hours, Ocasio-Cortez announced they'd amassed $325,000 and announced a goal of $1 million by midnight.
Ocasio-Cortez, a second-term Democrat, said the money will go to help charities that "food, housing, elder care & direct relief straight to vulnerable Texans."
Power was restored to more homes and businesses Thursday in states hit by a deadly blast of winter that overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions shivering in the cold this week. But the crisis was far from over in parts of the South, where many people still lacked safe drinking water.
In Texas on Thursday, about 325,000 homes and businesses remained without power, down from about 3 million a day earlier, though utility officials said limited rolling blackouts were still possible.
The extreme weather was blamed for the deaths of more than four dozen people, some while trying to keep warm. In the Houston area, one family died from carbon monoxide as their car idled in their garage. A woman and her three grandchildren were killed in a fire that authorities said might have been caused by a fireplace they were using.
Christian Stewart
how does it feels to have a small snow strom from south russia?
Evan Peterson
Where’s the proof any of this money is going to victims and not being funneled straight to AOC or some organization she’s linked to or one of her political buddies in Texas.
Juan Price
There is no, and never has been any, corruption of an shape or form within Texas.
Blake Ramirez
You donate through act blue and it’s going to a bunch of different food banks around Texas. It’s not like the “Stop the Steal” donations that went right into the Trump coffers
Ethan James
Bitch look for proof to back up that idiotic claim.
Brandon Davis
>lazy lazy
Jack Jones
AOC truly is a very good woMAN.
Joseph Ross
I would donate my dick right to her mouth
Jeremiah Lee
She should just let Cuban Cruz raise money for his own state and stay our of this. They should return the now $2+ Million that she’s raised, while Cuban Cruz sits on his hands.
Michael Thomas
Put Bannon and other magats in charge of raising money for the relief just like they were in charge of raising money for the wall of shame which they subsequently stole.
Xavier Thompson
They would probably end up raising a shit ton of money, which would only go into bannon and trump coffers.
Maybe they can take a visit and throw some more paper towels to clean up the water from everyone’s broken pipes?
Hudson Jackson
Seething schizo TDS patients
Thomas Wilson
>estimated losses at over 18 billion >I raised a million, teehee! I'm helping!
Angel Garcia
How’s that wall comin’ along that Mexico is paying for?
David Price
>drumpf pockets a quarter billion dollars on fake election fraud whining > *crickets*
>Qaren is *concerned* that $1 million collected through established, reputable agencies MIGHT not ALL go to the people who need it 'Bye Qaren.
Josiah Sanders
Why hasn't te Senator from Cuba not asked his homeland to bail out Texass with some of dat free gibsmedats? Doesn't sound like he gives much of a fuck about Texass.
Zachary Rogers
>embezzlement isn't a crime >when repugnicons do it They were pardoned, after all. How could they have been GUILTY of anything?
Matthew Thompson
How much did (You) raise to help Americans dealing with a disaster? How are (You) going to make sure every dollar of that gets to the people who need it?
Connor Reed
None, but I'm also not using a frivolous amount as a media scheme to pretend I'm actually actually making a difference. Get fucked faggot
Elijah Perry
You can straight up ask for ActBlue's financial reports and they'll mail them to you in case you think there's something shady going on. Don't act like a bitch just because the thought of helping people triggers you.
