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On the recordJuly 29, 2021
I frankly don’t know how colleagues, especially those who decided to get on a plane, instead of stay here in Washington and try to figure this out, explain it to their constituents.
Said by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez criticizes her colleagues for leaving Washington instead of addressing the eviction crisis.

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