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On the recordJune 7, 2022
Not only is it not normal, it is internationally embarrassing and delegitimizing to the United States because for all the billions and trillions that this body authorizes in the name of national security, we can't even keep our kids safe from their schools being turned into a war zone.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez criticizes the U.S. for failing to protect children from gun violence.

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