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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.

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

So my question to you is, why should we give you another dime?

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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 don't want people to walk away thinking I'm saying all immigration policy is meant to implement a White supremacist agenda.

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May 14, 2019

But I also want to point out another fact: that hate also sometimes leads to policy, and policy sometimes reinforces that hate, as well as the rhetoric of our President.

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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

And I could not help but--as much as I tried to dig in and explain, I could not help but feel and see that attacks committed by Muslim Americans were almost automatically labeled as domestic terrorist incidents, yet White supremacist…

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May 14, 2019

this is an extraordinarily difficult subject to broach in broader conversation. It raises questions of what is White supremacy, what is anti-Semitism, what is anti-Black racism, what is Islamaphobia.

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May 14, 2019

The Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer Hate Crime Reporting Act is something that you should consider.

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May 14, 2019

What can we do to break this cycle?

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May 14, 2019

The incidence of diabetes, according to the CDC, is about seven people in 1,000, which means I could've covered the insulin costs of a community of 21,400 people for the cost of your price-gouging of the public on a non-vehicular clutch…

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