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On the recordMarch 12, 2019
I would also like to note the irony of the fact that we are gathered here today in bipartisan support of a socialized insurance program that is designed to help people when the private market fails to protect homeowners.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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She highlights the irony of bipartisan support for a socialized insurance program.

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