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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an American politician and activist serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she gained national attention for her progressive policies and advocacy on issues such as climate change, healthcare, and economic inequality. Ocasio-Cortez is known for her grassroots campaigning and her ability to mobilize young voters, making her a prominent figure in the progressive wing of the party.

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Mar 14, 2021

I mean, I literally -- I read that and say, here`s a guy who has said the quiet part out loud. That is a racist thing.

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Mar 9, 2021

we cannot talk about education as a cure to Jim Crow when it is not Black, Brown, or Native people who need to be educated out of a wealth gap. Policy created this. Policy needs to solve it.

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Mar 9, 2021

Isn't that right, Ms. Gonzalez-Brito? The United States had a successful postal banking system for about 50 years, didn't we?

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Mar 9, 2021

this corporate landlords that we are talking about. This is Wall Street that has gobbled up our homes and now owns our communities and doesn't allow first-time homebuyers to come in.

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Mar 3, 2021

So I hide behind my door, like this, like I`m here, and the bathroom door starts going like this, like the bathroom doors behind me or rather in front of me. And I`m like this and the door hinges right here. And I just hear where is she…

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Mar 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.

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Mar 1, 2021

We should override the parliamentarian. I think that this is a matter of course. And that our constituents and people across this country put Democrats in power to among other things establish the $15 minimum wage. We have a responsibility…

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Mar 1, 2021

weakens tax enforcement actually rigs this economy against workers.

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Mar 1, 2021

we currently have an enormous tax gap in the United States.

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Mar 1, 2021

it seems like companies like Facebook have kept billions of dollars in tax breaks through tactics like offshore tax evasion.

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Mar 1, 2021

If I was the CEO presently of a large international corporation that was founded here in the United States and wanted to manipulate my taxes and park the profits somewhere else, do you think I would be able to get away with that in our…

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Feb 28, 2021

If these investigations bear out, it really starts to I think, call into question. The leadership that we currently have.

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