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(8,488 posts) Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:22 PM Tuesday

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AOC's Simple And Eye-Opening Explanation About ICE Funding Is Going Viral [View all]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

"Just so everybody knows, I want everybody to understand: The cuts to your healthcare are what’s paying for this (ICE). All that extra money that everybody's paying right now in their premiums, all that extra money that you're paying. All of that extra money...nearly a trillion dollars in healthcare was taken out and given to ICE. So understand how these dots connect. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face. That is what this administration's doing. That's what the Republican Party did."

https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/aoc-on-aca-funding?origin=hfspl

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