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On the recordSeptember 3, 2025
If anyone says, ‘This isn’t fair. I’m going to have to divest all my stocks if I’m going to run for Congress,’ maybe you should stay home.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez comments on the stock trading ban for Congress members.

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