On the recordSeptember 9, 2021
We have lost 12 people in these floods, and the connection here is that in almost every person lost to the floods, it was related to our housing crisis.
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congress.govAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We have lost 12 people in these floods, and the connection here is that in almost every person lost to the floods, it…”
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She connects flood fatalities to the ongoing housing crisis.
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