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demmiblue

(36,915 posts) Wed Feb 13, 2019, 03:19 PM Feb 2019

AOC: Today I left a hearing on homelessness & saw tons of people camped outside committee. [View all]

Shock doesn’t begin to cover it.

Today I left a hearing on homelessness & saw tons of people camped outside committee.

I turned to my staff and asked if it was a demonstration.

“No,” they said. “Lobbyists pay the homeless + others to hold their place so they can get in 1st.”

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AOC: Today I left a hearing on homelessness & saw tons of people camped outside committee. [View all] demmiblue Feb 2019 OP

It should be illegal to pay someone to hold your place. This is bullshit. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author NCChomskyan Feb 2019 #2

I presume zipplewrath Feb 2019 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author NCChomskyan Feb 2019 #5

Just wanted to make sure zipplewrath Feb 2019 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author NCChomskyan Feb 2019 #7

K&R ck4829 Feb 2019 #3

Does that factor into Trump's employment numbers? lame54 Feb 2019 #8

Once again AOC is shining a light on what goes on inside the halls of our government. jalan48 Feb 2019 #9

Is this another time when she is going to be told to be quiet and learn how things are done? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #10

It's funny. I've never seen this mentioned before. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2019 #13

I ask myself why I never knew this melman Feb 2019 #11

For those wondering why Ocasio-Cortez has gained such a following. This is a big reason: demmiblue Feb 2019 #12