Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued a scathing response to allegations that she misused taxpayer funds for 'troubling' expenses. The complaint, filed by the National Legal and Policy Center on Tuesday, claims that the US Representative's office improperly allocated funds from her taxpayer-funded Members' Representational Allowance - which is meant to support official congressional duties -to cover costs associated with the dance troupe. However, the congresswoman has since denied any wrongdoing, taking to social media to claim that the government watchdog agency is '100% wrong.' '100% wrong,' Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X, formerly Twitter . 'None of this is taxpayer money, this is an FEC filing. Be loud and wrong about something else. Try again next time.' The 35-year-old politician reportedly made a payment of $3,700 to a 'Juan D Gonzalez' and another for $850 to 'Bombazo Dance Co Inc.,' using her MRA allowance - which is meant to support official congressional duties. Both expenditures were described as being used for 'training' by the progressive politician. The NLPC's Tuesday filing argues that such expenditures are in violation of the intended use of the MRA. The filing states that Ocasio-Cortez's 'assertion that these expenses are "an FEC filing,"' separate from her MRA – as well as her claim that "[n]one of this is taxpayer money" – is both troubling and obviously incorrect.' 'Either she does not know the difference between her campaign funds and MRA, or, more likely, she knows the highlighted expenses were not for official business and should have been paid by her campaign and reported to the FEC,' the claim reads. Executive director of Americans for Public Trust, Caitlin Sutherland, reacted to the claim asking for an investigation into the congresswoman. 'Representative Ocasio-Cortez’s troubling payments from her taxpayer funded account for activities such as dance classes should be investigated,' Sutherland wrote in a statement to FoxNews Digital . The group's Executive Director Caitlin Sutherland added the expenses appear to insult hard-working American taxpayers. 'Representative Ocasio-Cortez’s troubling payments from her taxpayer funded account for activities such as dance classes should be investigated. 'In the era of reining in government spending, the American people deserve to know lawmakers are being good stewards of their tax dollars,' she added. Yet, Ocasio-Cortez stood firm on her claim that all expenditures were legitimate and within the guidelines of congressional spending. The outspoken politician has faced ethics complaints in the past, including from the Heritage Foundation in 2023 accusing her of 'falsely accusing' and 'defaming' the creator of the Libs of TikTok Twitter account, Chaya Raichik . She also faced another ethics probe in 2023 after she allegedly accepted free tickets to the Met Gala valued around $35,000. She notably wore a dress to that event which read 'tax the rich.' In other recent news, Ocasio-Cortez announced plans to take Democratic resistance on the road , appearing in GOP-held congressional districts in Pennsylvania and New York in coming weeks. The congresswoman divulged her plans to the Associated Press for a story on Monday, after fellow progressive, Sen. Bernie Sanders, attracted big crowds in Warren, Michigan on Saturday, for a stop on his 'Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here' tour. The New York Democrat said she would be joining Sanders on the road soon and also be doing the solo appearances. 'You look around - who else is doing it? No one,' Ocasio-Cortez said. 'My hope is that the dam wil break in terms of Democrats going on the offense ... We need to take the argument directly to the people.' On Saturday, more than 6,000 people were packed into three different auditoriums for Sanders' joint appearance with United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain. Sanders said he was targeting Congressional districts that narrowly went to President Donald Trump, like Warren, a Detroit suburb. The Vermont independent also made stops in Altoona and Kenosha, Wisconsin. He's using the push to encourage swing members of Congress to vote against a funding bill that slahes Medicaid, food stamps and other social programs. Michigan and Wisconsin - and also Pennsylvania, where she plans to travel - have been the most important swing states in modern politics. They make up the three 'blue wall' states that went to Trump in the 2016 election - states Biden won back four years later. They again swung to Trump in 2024, when he defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. And while New York leans Democratic at the presidential level, it could help Democrats win back the House in 2026 with its handful of swing districts. Since Democrats have found themselves booted from the White House and in the minority in both the House and Senate, party leaders have struggled to find their footing. On Tuesday, Democrats responded to Trump's joint address before Congress by holding up signs, wearing pink and protesting . Even members of their own party found their actions to be performative. 'Why are democrats just sitting there? The signs are not landing. It is giving bingo! Sigh,' said MSNBC host Symone Sanders, who was Bernie Sanders' 2016 press secretary before going to work for Joe Biden's 2020 campaign . Bernie Sanders had kicked off his Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here' in February, first traveling to Omaha, Nebraska and Iowa City, Iowa, before this weekend's trip to Wisconsin and Michigan. 'It's not about whether Bernie should or shouldn't be doing this. It's about that we all should,' Ocasio-Cortez told the AP. She noted that Sanders - who came up short in his 2016 and 2020 runs for the Democratic nomination after being thwarted by more moderate candidates - holds a distinct position in American politics. 'He is unique in this country, and so long as we are blessed to have that capacity on our side, I think we should be thankful for it,' the Democratic politician said of Sanders.
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