Return-Path: Delivered-To: kelly.andrews@tessol-inc.com Received: from gator4254.hostgator.com by gator4254.hostgator.com with LMTP id ODsRCJj392g5WQ4AcizydQ (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:14:00 -0500 Return-path: Envelope-to: kelly.andrews@tessol-inc.com Delivery-date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:14:00 -0500 Received: from mta-253-217-91.sp.actionkit.com ([147.253.217.91]:20779) by gator4254.hostgator.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (Exim 4.98.1) (envelope-from ) id 1vBJg7-000000041qP-2ILP for kelly.andrews@tessol-inc.com; Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:14:00 -0500 X-MSFBL: 03zjtkZhr1YYa2iTm5Qui1u/Qwdd8hMPf9YNZG15DEE=|eyJ0ZW5hbnRfaWQiOiJ 3YXdkIiwiY3VzdG9tZXJfaWQiOiIxIiwiciI6ImtlbGx5LmFuZHJld3NAdGVzc29 sLWluYy5jb20iLCJzdWJhY2NvdW50X2lkIjoiMTY1IiwibWVzc2FnZV9pZCI6IjY 4ZWU4Y2Y3Zjc2OGI1ZTIyZmI0In0= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ocasiocortez.com; s=scph0519; t=1761081228; i=@ocasiocortez.com; bh=4bAyoNFiapZIRmIYwzcMsXL5yTlSsoXMtkF5814QomU=; h=Date:Content-Type:Subject:From:To:Message-ID:List-Unsubscribe: List-Unsubscribe-Post:From:To:Cc:Subject; b=RLEispso2c4mPvPT/7zzTsaT7LhWkGnR2YHJDEvYV4/kT0doh8u3QX0Xkz1zaVuku ReDoJR9Ud+ByekB3WMv6wCAumHX8bSW75p45T1dCBhUsKqjyyFU9Lnd9Qg0HcIjyMj 5Ltt6N3s+lT5kfsGme9mqrG7u11YCOzXDYyfWKDw= Received: from [10.90.15.146] ([10.90.15.146]) by i-08b8ee3f5eaddb0c5.mta2vrest.sd.prd.sparkpost (ecelerity 5.1.0.74632 r(msys-ecelerity:tags/5.1.0.14)) with REST id 4B/FA-30671-C87F7F86; Tue, 21 Oct 2025 21:13:48 +0000 Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 21:13:48 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_943263e326673e9c633ba23da6f4ce5" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Why I fight the way I do in Congress From: "AOC" To: "Andrews" Message-ID: Reply-To: "AOC" List-ID: Feedback-ID: b92ba4ea:b:10004.mailingid:actionkit X-Provider: sp_rest List-Unsubscribe: , List-Unsubscribe-Post: List-Unsubscribe=One-Click X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 X-Spam-Score: -23 X-Spam-Bar: -- X-Spam-Flag: NO This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_943263e326673e9c633ba23da6f4ce5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A = =0D=0A =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=0D=0A = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A[1]Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress[2]Alexandr= ia Ocasio-Cortez for Congress=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A I recently visit= ed the National Hispanic Institute for an 85th birthday=0D=0A celebration= in Texas where we honored Ernesto Nieto, NHI=E2=80=99s founder, with a=0D= =0A Congressional Record proclamation.=0D=0A=0D=0A [ https://act.ocasio= cortez.com/go/34991=3Ft=3D1001&akid=3D10004%2E10911645%2EtNyli3 ]Last month= , celebrating the 86th birthday of National Hispanic=0D=0A Institute foun= der Ernesto Nieto!=0D=0A=0D=0A Surrounded by students, NHI alumni, and me= ntors, I was reminded that NHI=0D=0A isn=E2=80=99t just an organization = =E2=80=94 it=E2=80=99s a family.=0D=0A=0D=0A When I was 16 years old, I j= oined NHI. I didn=E2=80=99t know it at the time, but=0D=0A it would chang= e everything.=0D=0A=0D=0A At NHI=E2=80=99s Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legisl= ative program, I learned lessons=0D=0A that still guide me to this day: o= ur culture is a source of strength,=0D=0A leadership comes from community= , and when people come together, we can=0D=0A build power that no one can= take away.=0D=0A=0D=0A NHI is a major reason why I ran for Congress, and= why we=E2=80=99ve been=0D=0A successful.=0D=0A=0D=0A We didn=E2=80=99t= have any of the conventional things you=E2=80=99re =E2=80=9Csupposed=E2=80= =9D to have=0D=0A when you run for office. No big donors, no party machin= e behind us. We had=0D=0A the concept of Nieto=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CThird R= eality=E2=80=9D =E2=80=94 making your own breaks and not=0D=0A waiting fo= r anyone=E2=80=99s permission.=0D=0A=0D=0A That asset-based mindset =E2= =80=94 seeing our communities as powerful, not=0D=0A deficient =E2=80=94 = was instilled in me at NHI, and it helped shape the presence=0D=0A we hav= e in our community.=0D=0A=0D=0A And it=E2=80=99s why I fight the way I do= in Congress: because I know firsthand=0D=0A what happens when you give y= oung people the tools and confidence to lead.=0D=0A You change their live= s.=0D=0A=0D=0A I want every young person to feel what I felt at the Natio= nal Hispanic=0D=0A Institute =E2=80=94 that their voice matters and their= future is worth our=0D=0A continued investment.=0D=0A=0D=0A [ https://= act.ocasiocortez.com/go/34991=3Ft=3D1002&akid=3D10004%2E10911645%2EtNyli3 ]= Will you chip in $5 to the National Hispanic Institute so=0D=0A we can ke= ep building the leaders of tomorrow=3F That=E2=80=99s exactly how this=0D= =0A movement continues to gather momentum and grow.=0D=0A=0D=0A = Contribute $5=0D=0A=0D=0A In solidarity,=0D=0A=0D=0A Al= exandria=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A =C2=A0=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A This emai= l was sent to kelly.andrews@tessol-inc.com. 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