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On the recordOctober 22, 2019
So it's around 6,000 predominantly Black and brown lives that are wiped out.
Said by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez highlights the death toll from hurricanes affecting marginalized communities.

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