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On the recordSeptember 28, 2020
Congress, as well, has been complicit, and our silence has allowed for more violence and continued generational trauma in our communities.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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She criticizes Congress for its inaction on systemic racism.

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