“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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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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Jun 3, 2019

So because the perpetrator was Muslim, they are--doesn't it seem that because the perpetrator is Muslim----

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Jun 3, 2019

So it is kind of like subprime lending but for corporations.

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Jun 3, 2019

Now you have fired a quarter-million people, and now it is teachers and their pension funds that are on the hook for paying for that even though they had nothing to do with it?

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Jun 3, 2019

Right, I just want to shoot up profit margin. I don't care how many people I fire.

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Jun 3, 2019

But the Orlando Pulse club shooter meets those qualifications, and he is--you're implying----

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Jun 3, 2019

Is White supremacy not a global issue?

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Jun 3, 2019

So teachers, police officers, firefighters, nurses, anyone who has a pension fund, they are now exposed to the risk of someone else's fat-cat gambling in the economy, correct?

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Jun 3, 2019

So that's the statement, but the actual charge, was it--was the actual charge domestic terrorism?

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Jun 3, 2019

How is this not extremely similar to the 2008 financial crisis and the mortgage crisis?

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Jun 3, 2019

We've seen White supremacist attacks that were clearly domestic terrorism.

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Jun 3, 2019

We had a hearing a few weeks ago, the first in a series on White supremacy and its growing role in the United States right now.

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