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AOC Delivers Moving Response to Rep. Ted Yoho’s Sexist Slur

HeadlineJul 24, 2020

Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday took to the U.S. House floor to respond to Republican Congressmember Ted Yoho after he called her a “f—ing bitch” on the steps of the Capitol earlier this week.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “This issue is not about one incident. It is cultural. It is a culture of lack of impunity, of accepting a violence and violent language against women, and an entire structure of power that supports that.”

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