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    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, other progressives to visit left-ruled Latin American nations

    by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Aug 03, 2023 3 minutes
    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in April.

    WASHINGTON — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a group of fellow progressive Democrats are heading to South America later this month on a congressional trip that will also challenge Biden administration policy in the region.

    An 11-member group of lawmakers and staff plan to leave Aug. 14 to meet with officials and civil society groups in the region's three largest leftist-ruled democracies: Brazil, Chile and Colombia. The weeklong trip to the countries' capitals, which has not yet been announced, will be sponsored by a progressive advocacy group based in

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