EXCERPT:
OCASIO-CORTEZ: "We are long past the time to guarantee health care in the United States. That's level one. Because when we get to a point where we're struggling to afford a meal or we're struggling to — to feel economic security or material security, it's because all of these things are chipping away at us. It's healthcare, it's student loans, it's rent. It's the high cost of housing and high cost of living and all of that, it's immigration status. And so all of this is systemic. And so I think when it comes down to the crisis, there's three major things we need to hit upon. One is wages and income. The other is — is health care, overall health care. And the third, I think here at least in New York City, is housing. Those are three major things that we need to hit upon.”