According to a new report from NBC, 3 new incoming Democrat House members are expected to become new members of AOC’s “squad” that currently consists of her, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib.
The new members are:
Jamaal Bowman, a former NY school teacher and principal
Cori Bush, a racial justice activist and nurse in Missouri
Mondaire Jones, a former Obama Justice Department lawyer from NY.
Here are some recent tweets from the 3 new “squad” members that illustrate some of their positions.
The erasure of Dr. Jill Biden’s expertise is shrouded in both sexism and disrespect for the teaching profession.
Educators are experts.
While we’re at it, it also Dr. Jamaal Bowman.
— Jamaal Bowman (@JamaalBowmanNY) December 13, 2020
#CancelStudentDebt https://t.co/dEWMItympr
— Jamaal Bowman (@JamaalBowmanNY) December 13, 2020
Brandon Bernard.
Heartbroken and fatigued from mourning but we cannot stop raising our voices and organizing for justice.
4/5 of the remaining federal executions this year will be Black men. @JoeBiden we need an end to federal executions. We must abolish the death penalty.
— Jamaal Bowman (@JamaalBowmanNY) December 11, 2020
The eviction moratorium is set to expire at the end of the month. I’m remembering what it was like to be evicted.
What it was like to live out of my car with my two babies.
What it was like to mix formula in fast-food restaurant bathrooms.
Rent and mortgages must be canceled.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) December 13, 2020
To be a Black man in America is to be shot three times in the back with your keys in the front door of your own home.
To be a Black man in America is to be murdered by a federal agent when you weren’t even the suspect in their search.
We need #JusticeforCaseyGoodson.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) December 9, 2020
Every extra dollar that goes into the military budget is a dollar taken away from a social service.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) December 9, 2020
Abolish the death penalty. https://t.co/Hz0B0KQExc
— Mondaire Jones (@MondaireJones) December 11, 2020
For every generation before mine, education has offered young people a ticket to the American Dream.
That dream has not materialized for my generation. The cost of higher education has soared. Now, millions of Americans are saddled with debt.
It’s time to #CancelStudentDebt.
— Mondaire Jones (@MondaireJones) December 7, 2020
The American people elected Joe Biden with a mandate to fight for bold solutions to our greatest problems as soon as he takes office.
Today, I stood with @SenSchumer, @RitchieTorres, and @JamaalBowmanNY to urge him to #CancelStudentDebt on Day 1 of his administration. pic.twitter.com/PuHIfmTdqf
— Mondaire Jones (@MondaireJones) December 7, 2020
