Oligarchy or democracy, but we cannot have both. Los Angeles. I've made my choice. We must fight the oligarchy that has created this nightmare. And that is why I have never taken money from lobbyists or corporations, and it's why I never will. You know, when I first got to Congress, I was genuinely shocked by how this place worked. Even having run against dark money on a campaign against it in the first place. (09:06–09:13)
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Asserts that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has never and will never take money from lobbyists or corporations.
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