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On the recordJanuary 6, 2019
I don't think that that tells the whole story when you can't provide for your kids working a full-time job, working two full-time jobs, when you can't have health care. That is not dignified.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez critiques the narrative of economic success when many still struggle to provide basic needs.

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