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Ocasio-Cortez backtracks on Amazon NYC headquarters, top aide says she 'welcomes having a community process'

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's top aide, Saikat Chakrabarti, said the congresswoman would likely back Amazon's New York City headquarters if the process is done with community input
PUBLISHED MAR 6, 2019

New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is reportedly backtracking on her stance on the $3 billion in tax breaks offered to Amazon to build a second headquarters in New York. According to her chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti, the congresswoman would likely back the deal if the process is done with community input.

"We welcome a process, we welcome having a community process, but I don't know where the talks are at at this stage," AOC's top aide told Bloomberg Television. "What she was vocal about was the process by which it happened, the deal. Amazon is the company that chose to step away from the negotiating table."

Reports state that the stark change in AOC's stance came after she faced intense criticism for her opposition to the deal, which would have brought nearly 25,000 jobs to the region. Amazon eventually changed its decision about building its headquarters in Queens, scrapping the idea altogether.

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