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Collected Item: “AOC Tweet 4/22/2020”

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AOC Tweet 4/22/2020

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This is a screenshot of a tweet from Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). The tweet can be found on twitter.com.

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This tweet is by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and reads: “GOP is seriously arguing that it’s worth sacrificing the lives of hourly workers so they can get a spray tan again. If they really wanted to reopen the economy, they’d fund mass testing, contact tracing, & healthcare for people. Instead they’re fighting against hospital funding.” This tweet briefly brings up the not-scientifically-founded idea of “re-opening” in order to boost the economy. And the lack of funding for mass covid testing/tracing, and general healthcare is also mentioned.

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#Twitter, #aoc, #aoctweets, #economy, #reopening, #political, #partisan, #democrat, #asu, #hst485, #HST485

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https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1252970086559817728 https://pbs.twimg.com/hashflag/config-2020-10-24-03.json

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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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2020-04-22
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