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On the recordJune 3, 2019
We had a hearing a few weeks ago, the first in a series on White supremacy and its growing role in the United States right now.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
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Ocasio-Cortez references a recent hearing addressing the rise of white supremacy in the U.S.

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