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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJune 24, 2019
We have incompetent people in charge here and are getting no response to our urgent needs.
Said by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez criticizes the lack of effective leadership in the response to Hurricane Maria.

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