Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants America To Talk About Poverty
Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., spoke to NPR about her new anti-poverty legislation and her take on the Democrats' moves on an impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
by Steve Inskeep
Sep 25, 2019
2 minutes
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Wednesday unveiled a package of anti-poverty proposals to give more people — including undocumented immigrants — access to federal benefits like Medicaid.
The bills — packaged as a bundle called — would expand access to benefits by updating the federal poverty line to include expenses like child care
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