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On the recordApril 20, 2019
In a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no American should be too poor to live. We are going to guarantee healthcare, housing, and education as rights. There is no other way around it.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Advocating for the guarantee of basic necessities as rights.

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