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OCASIO-CORTEZ: "You know, I’m hearing some folks, especially the right wing, having this critique about Monday saying, isn’t it ironic that she showed up in a 'tax the rich' dress, and I think we need to go back to literary class a little bit. This conversation comes up. Now, the definition of irony is the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really think, especially in order to be funny. That’s not the opposite of what — we need to tax the rich, and we need to confront this establishment and this concentration of wealth that likes to consider or market itself as liberal or progressive, but wants to do absolutely — wealth inequality and oftentimes lobbies to protect laws, including in the Democratic Party, to preserve the establishment of their class interest. The thing is, this isn’t some theoretical or abstract political statement. Right now, we are debating the reconciliation and Build Back Better Act which includes historic expansions in child care, health care, climate action."