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On the recordApril 8, 2019
I would encourage my colleagues to actually read the resolution presented so that they can speak to it responsibly and respectfully.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez urges colleagues to understand a resolution before criticizing it.

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