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On the recordFebruary 4, 2020
We are not doing enough by our own people in a democracy that is supposed to be by the people and for the people.
Said by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez emphasizes the failure to address poverty in America.

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