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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “The fact of the matter is, is that this was not just Republicans who objected to this. There were not the votes present.”

On the recordJuly 29, 2021
The fact of the matter is, is that this was not just Republicans who objected to this. There were not the votes present.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez emphasizes that the failure to extend the eviction moratorium was not solely due to Republican opposition but also a lack of votes.

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