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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has refused to call the…”

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

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We can't afford Republican health care cuts. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Published | Video Starts at 00:08

Hey, everyone, it's Rep. Aoc. I'm out here at Stevenson Commons in the Bronx. And one of the reasons why I'm here is because while the government is shut down, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has refused to call the House back into session. And so if he doesn't want US in Washington, D.C. i'm going to make sure that we're doing our work here. I'm going to visit someone in our community. (00:08–00:13)

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Asserts that Speaker Mike Johnson has not called the House back into session during the government shutdown.

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