New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOn The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline McCarthy says there will be a peaceful transition if Biden wins Anxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid MORE tweeted a verse by what she and her colleagues called “Congressional Destiny’s Child” in promotion of new legislation they released Thursday that seeks to make birth control more accessible and affordable to patients.

“Can you pass these bills / For affordable birth control pills / If they don’t want to- / Then the GOP is through,” Ocasio-Cortez jokingly said in a verse referencing the legislation in a tweet on Friday.

Can you pass these bills /

For affordable birth control pills /

If they don’t want to- /

Then the GOP is through



- Bills by Congressional Destiny’s Child



cc @AyannaPressley https://t.co/XdfJvI1wSc — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 14, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez wrote that the light-hearted verse was part of the Congressional Destiny’s Child’s new song, “Bills,” which is a play on the 1999 classic hit "Bills, Bills, Bills," by the Grammy award-winning group, Destiny’s Child.

The comments came after Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley Ayanna PressleyFauci, Black Lives Matter founders included on Time's 100 Most Influential People list Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Pressley applauded on House floor after moving speech on living with alopecia MORE (D.) said she, Ocasio-Cortez and a group of other congresswomen make up the “Destiny’s Child” of birth control on the heels of a new measure the lawmakers introduced on Thursday.

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The new bill, introduced by Pressley and Sen. Patty Murray Patricia (Patty) Lynn MurraySenate Democrats introduce legislation to probe politicization of pandemic response Trump health officials grilled over reports of politics in COVID-19 response CDC director pushes back on Caputo claim of 'resistance unit' at agency MORE (D-Wash.) and co-sponsored by Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Katie Hill Katherine (Katie) Lauren HillObama counsels NBA players on forming a social justice committee Republicans cast Trump as best choice for women House GOP campaign chairman insists party will win back majority MORE (D-Calif.), aims to require insurance companies to cover over-the-counter birth control for patients at no cost.

"At a time when reproductive rights are under attack, it is more critical than ever that we take bold steps to reaffirm reproductive rights for all Americans," Pressley said in a statement.