Wow. Well, so it was almost like the lobbyists were the pitcher, and they were kind of giving these hand signals letting the delegates know what they can and cannot vote on based on lobbyists' interests.
On the recordApril 8, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez describes the influence of lobbyists on delegates during negotiations.
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