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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “If we are not willing to do what's right, then we are responsible for our children's lives and our children's children's…”

On the recordOctober 22, 2019
If we are not willing to do what's right, then we are responsible for our children's lives and our children's children's lives.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez warns about the long-term consequences of inaction on environmental issues.

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