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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Anybody who traded in the last 48 hours and made an incredible amount of money prior to this tariff announcement, who…”

On the recordApril 9, 2025
Anybody who traded in the last 48 hours and made an incredible amount of money prior to this tariff announcement, who sits right there in that House, needs to answer for it
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez demands accountability from Congress members who profited from stock trades before the tariff announcement.

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