Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a splash in 2021 with her “Tax the Rich” dress. Then the House Ethics Committee opened an investigation.

“Tax the Rich,” read the gown Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore to the 2021 Met Gala. But it’s the progressive New York Democrat that must pony up, the House Ethics Committee announced Friday. According to the bipartisan committee, Ocasio-Cortez didn’t pay fair market rate to borrow the dress, a violation of House rules.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paid less than she should have for clothes she wore to the 2021 Met Gala and shouldn't have accepted a free ticket for her then-partner, Riley Roberts, according to a report issued July 25 by the House Ethics Committee.