AOC argues against fellow Democrat Sinema’s support of Senate filibuster

​Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, responding to a question about Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s op-ed in the Washington Post that warned getting rid of the filibuster would let the party in majority cancel out all legislation supported by the opposition, argued Sunday that legislatures around the world pass bills with a majority all the time and they are “fine.”

“Political systems all across the country, I mean all across the world, pass legislation with majorities and they’re fine, and frankly, here’s the thing, is that Democratic legislation, once enacted, is popular,” the New York Democrat said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” She said Democratic legislation establishing Social Security and the Affordable Care Act have withstood efforts by Republicans to defeat them because they have the support of the American people.