U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) listens to a question from an attendee during a town hall in New York, U.S., October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday promoted her ambitious welfare legislation to constituents in her home district in New York, finding a friendlier audience than she often encounters in the glare of Washington.
But voters in a town hall also pressed her on the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, climate change and healthcare, enabling the first-term congresswoman to display her progressive credentials on a range of issues.
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