The 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour, led by Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Sanders, attracted over 4,000 supporters in Bakersfield. Despite heavy crowds, the duo highlighted issues like affordable healthcare, livable wages, and housing during their rally. Sanders emphasized that workers deserve more than 'starvation wages' and advocated for healthcare as a basic human right, criticizing profit-driven motives of drug companies. Ocasio-Cortez urged local lawmakers to unseat incumbent David Valadao, calling for democratic representation that champions the working class, while Valadao's response criticized the tour as politically motivated and disconnected from local needs.
In America, no worker should be working for starvation wages. Let us raise the minimum wage to a living wage.
Health care is a human right, not a privilege; the funds in our healthcare are not to make billions in profit for the drug or insurance companies.
We must start working right now to give David Valadao the boot, and replace him with a brawling democrat who will stand up for the working people.
The party of AOC and Bernie Sanders ignored the needs of the Valley for the last four years.
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