From Team AOC <[email protected]>
Subject 2022 Highlights: gun control, taxing the rich, cap on insulin, and other legislative wins
Date December 31, 2022 3:27 PM
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[ [link removed] ]2022 Year in Review



As 2022 winds down, we’re looking back on our incredible work together
this year. Today, we’re excited to highlight some of our major legislative
wins of 2022! 

This year, we introduced 33 pieces of legislation — 17 passed the House
and 8 were signed into law. Here’s just a snapshot of some of the major
wins: 

We passed the first major gun reform in 30 years

This new law will close dangerous loopholes, increase background checks,
and crack down on interstate gun trafficking. 

Alexandria also secured a $400,000 grant to Jacobi’s Stand Up to Violence
Program in our district, which has a proven record of reducing violence by
50 percent.

We made progress on taxing the rich

We implemented a new 15% minimum tax rate on the wealthiest corporations
through the IRA.

We capped insulin at $35 per month under Medicare

As a result of the Inflation Reduction Act, the government will be able to
negotiate lower prices on select prescription drugs for seniors on
Medicare for the first time. 

The bill also caps out-of-pocket costs for medication for seniors to a
maximum of $2,000 per year (down from the current $10,000+ a year for the
costliest drugs) and restricts insulin costs to $35 a month for Medicare
recipients.

We passed the largest-ever investment in fighting climate change

In August, Congress passed the largest ever investment in fighting climate
change with $369 billion! This funding is expected to create 9 million new
jobs in renewable energy and lower annual energy bills by $1,000 per
household.

It’s estimated that this bill will reduce greenhouse gases by 40% by 2030
and it dedicates $60 billion for environmental justice in communities
hardest hit by climate change and fossil fuels.

431,000 families received a total of $2.7 billion for funeral assistance

Alexandria fought for and won funeral assistance for families who’ve lost
a loved one to COVID-19. Since that time, the program has distributed over
$2.7 billion to over 431,000 families to date.

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There are so many more wins that we couldn’t possibly cover them all in
one email, but we hope seeing these here serves a reminder that change is
possible — and it’s happening in big and small ways all the time.

Alexandria will continue to be a voice and an advocate for that change
alongside all of you.

Thank you for reading and here’s to even more wins in 2023!

— Team AOC

 

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is fighting for a powerful set of policies that
will reshape our economy, shrink inequality, and reverse the effects of
climate change. Through a Green New Deal, we will reduce our greenhouse
gas emissions and guarantee a high-wage job to everyone who wants one.
And we’re not stopping there⁠ — our platform calls for federal limits on
rent increases, transformative criminal justice reform, Medicare for All
and tuition-free public college.

Our campaign is 100% people-powered. In fact, we are the #1 small-dollar
funded campaign in Congress. [ [link removed] ]If you can, please consider making a
donation today before midnight to help us reach our end-of-year
fundraising goal.

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