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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “A public mischaracterization of this law that does not…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Rep. AOC on BUSES Act: "I'm requesting for us to preserve our freedom to protect our children."

Published | Video Starts at 05:00

Read the statute. There are exceptions for kids. All of these things that you are alleging happen do not comport with city policy. And so A public mischaracterization of this law that does not comport with reality is being used to justify passage of a law that is going to make kids sick. For what reason? I simply do not understand why we are not telling the truth about this and why we are trying to advance and target a provision for a district from which the Congressman respectfully does not represent, and it will hurt children. (05:00–05:13)

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