Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez actually said...

There are children that are coughing up blood in their public housing facilities because they are being poisoned by lead and asbestos.

We are not doing enough by our own people in a democracy that is supposed to be by the people and for the people.

the official poverty measure is largely based on 1950's, family arrangements, and spending patterns

40 million Americans live in what the government recognizes as poverty.