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5:02Now PlayingRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rips up conservatives for their sinister attacks and twisting the truth. John Iadarola, David Shuster and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report.
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AOC said the story of Rosa Parks is 'too woke' for the GOP after mention of her race was removed from teaching materials
"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the story of civil rights icon Rosa Parks was "too woke" for the Republican party during an impassioned speech from the House floor on Thursday.
The New York Democrat was speaking out against the Parents Bill of Rights Act, which House Republicans are expected to pass on Friday. The education oversight bill seeks to give parents more of a say in education, and would require public schools to make materials like curriculum and library books available online, as well as the school budget.
"But before they claim that this is not about banning books and not about harming the LGBT community, let's just look at the impacts of similar Republican legislation that has already passed on the state level. Look at these books that have already been banned due to Republican measures," Ocasio-Cortez said before holding up several books."
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