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FILE - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during an event, March 20, 2025, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

House ethics panel tells Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to pay more for Met Gala attendance

The House Ethics Committee is telling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to make additional payments for her attendance at the 2021 Met Fashion Gala, where she drew attention for wearing a dress adorned with the message “tax the rich.” The ethics panel found the New York Democrat had underpaid for some of the items worn to the event. Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff says she “accepts the ruling and will remedy the remaining amounts.” The ethic panel also issued reports Friday on unrelated ethics allegations against representatives from Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas.

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