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On the recordJune 30, 2019
It's not just the kids, it's everyone. People drinking out of toilets, officers laughing in front of members of Congress. I brought up to their superiors. They said officers are under stress and act out sometimes. No accountability.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Commenting on the treatment of detainees after visiting a facility.

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