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On the recordJune 29, 2022
I believe that President Biden should entertain expansion of the Supreme Court. I think that right now, we just need a fight. We need to fight and we need to show and demonstrate to the American people that then when they vote to give Democrats power, we will use it to the fullest extent possible to defend everybody civil, economic and human rights.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Ocasio-Cortez advocates for expanding the Supreme Court and emphasizes the need for Democrats to fight for civil and human rights.

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