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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Congress, as well, has been complicit, and our silence has allowed for more violence and continued generational trauma…”

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

Editor's note · Context

She criticizes Congress for its inaction on systemic racism.

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