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On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
I have family that have been born without the right to a Federal vote and I have family that... have died without the right to vote.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
congress.gov

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Ocasio-Cortez shares personal experiences of disenfranchisement related to Puerto Rico.

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