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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.

Sep 9, 2019

I would like to enter into the record a presentation by the Responsible Science Policy Coalition dated July 24th, 2018.

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Sep 9, 2019

In the lobbying materials by the coalition, it states, and I quote, the weight of current scientific evidence does not show that PFOS or PFOA cause adverse health effects in humans at current rates of exposure.

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Sep 9, 2019

It's Congress' fault, congressional Democrats.

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Aug 19, 2019

There is no other word for it but shameful.

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Aug 19, 2019

We are digging our own graves fire by fire, hurricane by hurricane, heatwave by heatwave.

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Aug 19, 2019

It is all there in our homes. And if we were to lose it, we lose a core part of ourselves.

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Aug 19, 2019

We in Congress have not done enough to mitigate these fires for the future.

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Jul 25, 2019

$465 billion was spent on research and development.

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Jul 25, 2019

The amount that pharmaceuticals spent on that same time to buy their own stock for the sole purpose of driving up the price was $516 billion.

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