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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Having time with our families should not be a matter of charity or profitability.”

On the recordJune 23, 2021
Having time with our families should not be a matter of charity or profitability.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez argues that paid leave should be a right, not based on employer goodwill.

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