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On the recordJuly 10, 2019
This is our first hearing on childhood trauma in the history of the Oversight Committee.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
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Ocasio-Cortez highlights the significance of the hearing on childhood trauma.

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