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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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May 14, 2019

It's a captive market. It's one where we're forced to choose between two to three people.

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May 14, 2019

It was labeled as an incident of domestic terrorism but it was not labeled as such?

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May 14, 2019

All right. Well, that is concerning.

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May 14, 2019

It generally can create a situation where it prioritizes the interest of the shareholders more than the actual consumers of the product, or even the employees of the company.

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May 14, 2019

Today is my lucky day. Because for ages we're consistently told that single-payer healthcare is too expensive.

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May 14, 2019

In a single-payer healthcare system, an insulin dose can cost about $137 a vial.

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May 14, 2019

I can make a huge killing making sure that we don't pay for anybody's healthcare.

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May 14, 2019

So it is exceedingly common for CEOs of these major corporations to have their pay tied to the stock price.

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May 14, 2019

And I think that has an additional expense, because when you look at, for example, the GOP tax scam, about 60 percent of all of those proceeds went to stock buybacks.

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May 8, 2019

I think we need to--people say 'opioid crisis' because that is what is killing so many people, but at its core, you are right, this is an addiction crisis, and we have to treat people as we find them.

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May 8, 2019

Our major threats in Houston are methamphetamine, cocaine, and synthetic drugs.

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May 8, 2019

the President's budget is proposing $1.5 trillion in cuts to the Medicaid program over the next 10 years.

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