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On the recordJune 19, 2019
If it is predominantly wealthy people, then it is wealthy people who have power in our private sector governance structure.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez discusses the influence of wealth on corporate governance.

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