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On the recordJuly 18, 2019
No one asked how we're going to pay for the space force. No one asked how we paid for a $2 trillion tax cut.
Said by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez argues that funding for social programs is scrutinized more than military spending.

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