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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “I felt that if this was the journey that my life was taking, that I felt that things were going to be OK.”

On the recordMarch 3, 2021
I felt that if this was the journey that my life was taking, that I felt that things were going to be OK.
Said by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Ocasio-Cortez reflects on her feelings during the insurrection and her purpose.

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