Political Quotes

On the recordApril 29, 2019
I don't think it's surprising that we've tied your hands. We've made your job impossible, and then we're upset that we've given you an impossible standard that you haven't been able to meet.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez criticizes Congress for imposing unrealistic standards on others while not meeting them themselves.

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