Stop investing in war and instead invest in peace and diplomacy.

Stop investing in the business of wars; invest in peace and diplomacy.

Commits to shifting federal priorities away from war toward diplomacy.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress
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Ocasio-Cortez said she would vote YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution and called on members of Congress to reject the war.

She committed to vote yes on the War Powers Resolution opposing U.S. war escalation in Iran.

Ocasio-Cortez Denounces Trump’s Unconstitutional War in Iran on House Floor
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The campaign’s foreign-policy page says Alexandria believes the United States must end the "forever war" by bringing troops home, ending air strikes, and building stronger diplomatic and economic ties. It also says America should not be in the business of destabilizing countries and should save armed forces for when they are truly needed.

This is the campaign promise itself: shift money and policy away from war and toward peace and diplomacy.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress
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In June 2024, Ocasio-Cortez announced nine NDAA amendments aimed at ending practices that contributed to human rights abuses. One amendment would block the sale of weapons to the Saudi unit that killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and another would require a declassification review of U.S. involvement in Chile’s 1973 coup.

She introduced concrete anti-war and anti-militarization legislative changes, but the press release indicates only proposals, not enacted policy.

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Ocasio-Cortez Submits 9 Amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act
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Ocasio-Cortez led a letter urging President Biden to support a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza and warning that without it the war could lead to more civilian deaths and dangerous conflict in the Middle East.

This is an official diplomatic push for ceasefire and de-escalation, but it is advocacy rather than a completed policy change.

partial same_term A for effort

24 Members of Congress Call on Biden Administration to Establish Ceasefire, Protect Children in the Gaza Strip
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After the Trump administration announced military operations in Iran, Ocasio-Cortez said diplomacy and security were within reach, called the war unlawful and unnecessary, and said she would vote yes on a War Powers Resolution to reject the conflict.

She publicly opposed a new war and backed a war-powers vote, showing continued anti-war action, but not fulfillment of the broader promise to stop war spending.

partial same_term A for effort

Ocasio-Cortez Statement on Trump’s Combat Operations in Iran
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Ocasio-Cortez urged the Senate to pass Sanders resolutions that would block sales of bombs, JDAMs, rifles, and other offensive weapons to the Israeli government, arguing Congress should stop sending bombs and increase pressure for aid and accountability instead.

This is another concrete effort to stop arms transfers and redirect U.S. policy toward de-escalation and aid, but it was a call for action rather than a completed policy change.

partial same_term A for effort

Ocasio-Cortez Statement on Senator Sanders’ Resolutions to Block Weapons Transfers to the Israeli Government
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Ocasio-Cortez said an immediate ceasefire and de-escalation were urgently needed to save lives and described lasting peace and respect for human rights as the goal.

This shows a consistent public position favoring ceasefire and diplomacy, but it does not show the campaign promise was fulfilled in policy.

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STATEMENT: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on Violence in Israel and Palestine
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