“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
“I’m pleased that my efforts will provide relief to the millions of Americans who’ve been squeezed by the surge in gas prices.”
“If the President wants to fix the problems at the pump, he should end this illegal war with Iran”
“The point is that tariffs contributed to inflation.”
“These disparities are not just statistics; they represent lives lost, families impacted, and communities left behind.”
“Prices are higher than when the president came into office, and tariffs made it worse.”

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On the recordNovember 14, 2022
Now, last year, to the chairman's point, I actually introduced a bipartisan bill with Congressman Joyce of Ohio to help fix this issue for the Federal Government to actually begin creating grants to hand to states and local municipalities to actually fulfill and carry through that process of expunging criminal records for the tens of millions of Americans who have been previously convicted of marijuana offenses.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
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Ocasio-Cortez discusses her bipartisan bill aimed at expunging marijuana convictions.

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