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On the recordMarch 17, 2020
We have to change our priorities in the United States of America. We have to change our priorities, and we have to make sure that health care, education, housing, all of these things are very, very strong right now.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Emphasizing the need to prioritize healthcare, education, and housing.

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