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On the recordDecember 3, 2019
Some of my colleagues and I have called on the City to forgive the debt of these drivers.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez discusses efforts to address the financial crisis faced by taxi drivers.

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