Rebuild unions, invest in people instead of corporations, and establish a federal jobs guarantee.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · New York · Democratic

policy impact 0.97 specificity 0.89 extraction confidence 97%

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Occurrences

Rebuild the unions, invest in people not corporations, and a federal jobs guarantee.

Commits to stronger labor power and a federal jobs guarantee.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress
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Evidence

The campaign platform lists "Justice for Workers & Small Businesses" and says: "Rebuild the unions, invest in people not corporations, and a federal jobs guarantee." It also includes a section titled "A Federal Jobs Guarantee" endorsing that proposal.

Official campaign material states the promise directly and ties it to union rebuilding, anti-corporate investment priorities, and a federal jobs guarantee.

never same_term

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

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Congress.gov shows H.R.8602, the WPA Act, was introduced by Rep. Watson Coleman and its official title is "To require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide grants for job guarantee programs." Ocasio-Cortez is listed as a cosponsor on 06/11/2024. The bill status is "Introduced" and the latest action was referral to subcommittee on 12/17/2024.

Ocasio-Cortez supported a concrete job-guarantee bill, but it remained only introduced and never became law.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov - H.R.8602 WPA Act
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Congress.gov shows H.R.2692 would "end the tax subsidy for employer efforts to influence their workers' exercise of their rights around labor organizations and engaging in collective action." Ocasio-Cortez is listed as a cosponsor on 04/07/2025. The bill status is "Introduced."

She backed legislation aimed at curbing union-busting, but it was introduced only and did not become law.

partial later_term A for effort

Congress.gov - H.R.2692 No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act
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The resolution text states that it is "the duty of the Federal Government to create a Federal job guarantee" and explains the policy terms for such a guarantee. The bill page shows the measure was introduced in the House and referred to committee.

Congress saw a concrete federal job-guarantee proposal in the same policy space, but the measure did not advance into law.

never same_term A for effort

Congress.gov - H.Res.145 text
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Assessments

never unknown A for effort

The promised outcome was broad and substantive: rebuilding unions, shifting investment from corporations to people, and establishing a federal jobs guarantee. The evidence shows Ocasio-Cortez supported and cosponsored relevant labor and job-guarantee legislation, including the WPA Act and anti-union-busting tax legislation, but those measures remained introduced or in committee and did not become law. There is no evidence that a federal jobs guarantee was established or that the full promised policy package was delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%