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On the recordJuly 19, 2021
I would beseech my colleagues, if they represent a State where their governor is of their same party, to be unafraid to hold your own party governors accountable.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez urges colleagues to hold governors accountable for bottlenecks in assistance.

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