Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez actually said...

I realized that people don't even--a lot my colleagues don't even read the bills that they are commenting on.

This bill is about providing a public option for financial services--an option, not a government takeover.

I think one of the things that is important to acknowledge is that this is one of our first congressional hearings on public banking in mode...

A public bank would be chartered to serve the public good, and it would remove the profit-seeking shareholders.