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On the recordJanuary 6, 2019
Would you be taking a creep shot of Steny Hoyer's behind and sharing it around? Why is there more comfort in doing that to me than there is in doing it to any other member of Congress?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez addresses misogyny in political commentary directed at her.

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