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On the recordJanuary 13, 2020
I wish that we could talk to you, Mr. Williams, and say that your story is an anomaly, but it is normal, and, increasingly, it is the new normal.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez highlights the common struggles of families in today's economy.

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