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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “In every moment when our country needed us to rise, we did. Now it's our turn.”

On the recordDecember 30, 2019
In every moment when our country needed us to rise, we did. Now it's our turn.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Calling on people to rise and take action for their country.

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