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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “They vote against universal background checks.”

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

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And every single day people are dying due to gun violence in America. And every single day, there are people in this building that continue to vote against doing anything. They vote against universal background checks. They continue to support legislation and also remove any way to block the mentally ill, to block extremists, to block people with histories and records of domestic violence from getting guns in their hands. (01:05–01:09)

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Asserts that some lawmakers vote against universal background checks for gun purchases.

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