AOC apologizes after “present” vote on Iron Dome funding bill
![AOC apologizes after “present” vote on Iron Dome funding bill](https://compote.slate.com/images/0860ced8-dfb0-42da-b49a-77e9f4321414.jpeg?crop=5317%2C3545%2Cx497%2Cy331)
Ocasio-Cortez angered people on both sides of the issue with her switch from a “no” vote to what was essentially an abstention.
![](https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/1904900/ocasio-cortez-speaks-news-conference.jpg?w=466&h=311&f=acf97cfef1084d833ada24e15724bbed)
Result Page 8 for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez news & latest pictures from
Why did AOC vote 'present' in a vote to fund Israel's Iron Dome when her preferred vote of 'No' would have made no difference whatsoever? - Quora
![](https://compote.slate.com/images/a718d675-d2c2-4455-a866-f1af35f505f1.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&s=image-195)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Steny_Hoyer
![](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/Steny-Hoyer.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024)
AOC says sorry to NYC district for Iron Dome vote
![](https://images.jacobinmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/24121708/GettyImages-1317819721.jpg)
The Right Fearmongers About Progressives, But the Democratic Party Remains Neoliberal
![](https://static.timesofisrael.com/atlantajewishtimes/uploads/2021/09/NEWS_Hank-Johnson-Vote_Dave-Schechter_9-30-21_EDITED_Photo-1-e1632935196657-300x480.jpg)
Georgia Congressman Explains Iron Dome 'Present' Vote - Atlanta Jewish Times
Democratic Socialists of America confront left-wing opposition to Biden by shifting further to the right - World Socialist Web Site
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46fc49_8c5ae64acb81466abb3d9814a27cb777~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000%2Ch_800%2Cal_c%2Cq_80,enc_auto/file.jpg)
AOC apologizes for 'present' vote on Israel's Iron Dome, explains her tears
![](https://static.timesofisrael.com/atlantajewishtimes/uploads/2021/09/NEWS_Hank-Johnson-Vote_Dave-Schechter_9-30-21_Photo-2-640x400.jpg)
Georgia Congressman Explains Iron Dome 'Present' Vote - Atlanta Jewish Times
Senate Session, Part 2, July 19, 2022
![](https://www.rsn.org/images/001/051300-progressives-111922.jpg)
AOC and the Squad's List of Left-Wing Accomplishments Is Quite Long