Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 19, 2019
It is all there in our homes. And if we were to lose it, we lose a core part of ourselves.
Said by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Describing the emotional impact of losing homes to wildfires.

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