AOC gets into heated exchange over miscarriages: 'I will not yield to disrespectful men'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) got into a heated exchange with her GOP colleagues over Medicaid during the House Energy and Commerce panel markup on Wednesday morning.

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The New York lawmaker attempted to ask a question about whether miscarriages qualify for Medicaid coverage under Republicans’ proposed work requirements before she was interrupted by GOP colleagues, who accused her of engaging with the hearing’s camera instead of fellow representatives.

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“There are 13.7 million Americans on the other side of that screen there. Hello, hello. I’m talking to you because I work for you. They deserve to see what is happening here because there are plenty of districts, including Republican ones, where 25 percent of your constituents are on Medicaid, 40 percent of your constituents are on Medicaid,” Ocasio-Cortez said, smiling at the camera briefly.

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“I will not yield because it was a terribly disrespectful comment, and I will not yield to disrespectful men,” she added.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ocasio-cortez-gets-heated-exchange-164520943.html