Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2019 State of the Union address

On Families & Children: State of the Union: protest ignoring sexual assaults

The most important political issues of the past year will be on display, not only in what President Trump says in his State of the Union address, but in who will be in the audience. Lawmakers, along with the president and first lady, pick guests every year to highlight or protest the policies of an administration.

Freshman rising star, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is bringing Ana Maria Archila, a community activist and sexual assault survivor who confronted former Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., in an elevator over his support for then-Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The emotional moment was caught by TV cameras and quickly went viral, although it did not ultimately affect Kavanaugh's confirmation or Flake's support for it.

Source: KUOW 94.9 FM (NPR) on 2019 State of the Union Feb 5, 2019

The above quotations are from 2019 State of the Union address to Congress, plus the Democratic response, Feb. 6, 2019. Click here for other excerpts from 2019 State of the Union address to Congress, plus the Democratic response, Feb. 6, 2019. Click here for other excerpts by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Click here for a profile of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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