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On the recordJanuary 26, 2022
I believe that dragging, you know, dragging one’s feet on this, and this idea that, you know, I believe that the President was genuine and authentic in his assessment and believing that his decades in the United States Senate, and his relationships would be able to bring Manchin and perhaps Sinema along. I believe, you know, he was mistaken in that assessment.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Ocasio-Cortez critiques President Biden for being too slow in addressing voting rights and the filibuster.

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