EXCERPT:
OCASIO-CORTEZ: “Six weeks. Do we know how long puppies are allowed to stay with their mothers after a dog has given birth?”
SHABO: “I don’t.”
OCASIO-CORTEZ: “Eight weeks. So, the market has decided that women and people who give birth deserve less time with their children than a dog. And I think that that at its core has shown that the market has failed to treat people with dignity and with basic respect. And so when that happens, I think it’s our job as the public to redefine the rules of society and to treat people who give birth with the dignity that they deserve. Thank you very much.”