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On the recordSeptember 22, 2020
This is weighing really heavy on my heart. And I think we know that her death is just not the result of one person, but the entire system and structure and departments that failed her, that failed their entire community.
Said by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reflects on the systemic failures that contributed to a tragic death.

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