Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez actually said...

"I commend my colleague, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, on her legislation, Recognizing Poverty Act, that tackles the inadequacy of our current poverty measured."

"I am testifying today not only as a Member of Congress, but as a former child of a family in poverty and who has family that continues to live in poverty."

"We do not truly understand the actual status of where people are."

"This legislation that I am putting forward along with my colleagues is literally just to recognize poverty in America."