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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “They [Republicans] can take that money and give it to the…”

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

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They have been voting just this week to advance cuts on hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid and veterans benefits and Social Security so that They [Republicans] can take that money and give it to the billionaires who elected them in the form of tax cuts and sweetheart government contracts to companies like SpaceX. And you know who voted for that from California, by the way? David Valadao of California's 22nd, Young Kim of California's 40th, and Ken Calvert of California's 41st. (02:06–06:44)

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Asserts that Republicans plan to redirect funds to billionaires and companies like SpaceX.

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