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On the recordJuly 17, 2023
They serve in our healthcare systems, they serve our elderly, they are nursing home workers, and we are having a hearing today as to why people who are American--they are American--do not deserve healthcare.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

She argues that DACA recipients deserve healthcare due to their essential roles.

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