Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls On Women To 'Shake The Table' In Women's March Speech

Source: Huffington Post

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) fired up the crowds at New York City’s Women’s March on Saturday with a pointed message: We’ve got the power, now it’s time to do something with it.

The 2019 Women’s March is happening in cities across the world, continuing its three-year tradition of promoting gender equality and resistance to the administration of President Donald Trump.

“Last year we brought the power to the polls, and this year we need to make sure we translate that power into policy,” Ocasio-Cortez said after taking the stage Saturday.

The freshman congresswoman is a rising star in the Democratic Party and won election last year amid a historic landslide for Democrats in the House of Representatives.

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