'Democratic Socialist' Ocasio-Cortez to pay interns $15 per hour
US House,Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,Politics
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Newly-elected New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced she will pay her interns $15 per hour, in what she calls an effort to “walk the walk” and have her policies match her political viewpoints.
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