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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “This is our first hearing on childhood trauma in the history of the Oversight Committee.”

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

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Ocasio-Cortez highlights the significance of the hearing on childhood trauma.

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