AOC, Marin Congressman To Jointly Hold Virtual Town Hall

MARIN COUNTY, CA — Progressive firebrand Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) will jointly hold a virtual Town Hall later this week with Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael).

The congressmembers will promote President Joe Biden’s build back better plan, which aims to invest in the nation’s physical and social infrastructure.

The virtual event will be held on Zoom Friday at 2:30 p.m.

Huffman, like Ocasio-Cortez, is a Congressional Progressive Caucus member, but the Marin representative has been critical of the messaging used by some of his colleagues who share many of his views.

Huffman in an interview with The Washington Post in the aftermath of last year's presidential election urged his progressive colleagues to drop the “socialist” tag that he believes to be damaging to the Democratic party’s political aspirations.

“I think Republicans did get some traction trying to scare people on this ‘socialist narrative.’ . . . That was a shrewd play from them,” Huffman told The Post.

“These labels do distract us and divide us in unfortunate ways. . . . What’s the point of embracing a phrase like that? All you do is feed into these fears and bogus narratives.”

Participants are encouraged to ask questions via Zoom or in the Facebook video comments section during the event for a chance to have your question read aloud and answered live.

To send a question in advance of this event email huffmanQandA@mail.house.gov or call (415) 258-9657 with your name, neighborhood and question.

To register for this event on Zoom visit here.

The Town Hall will be broadcast live on Facebook.com/RepHuffman and twitter.com/RepHuffman

The Town Hall will air on KSRO (1350-AM) at 5 p.m. and can also be streamed on the radio station’s website at KSRO.com and on KPCA-LP (103.3 FM) or streamed on KPCA.FM.

IT will also be broadcast on Marin TV, Comcast CH 27, AT&T CH 99 and online here.