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Dec 19, 2020 Ocasio-Cortez is a constant critic of Pelosi and recently said, in effect, that the Speaker should be put out to pasture. But Rice was the clear favorite of Pelosi’s steering committee. It voted overwhelmingly against Ocasio-Cortez. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez might not be ready to challenge Nancy Pelosi for the House speaker's job just yet, but the committee seat she was vying for was clinched by Representative.
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Ocasio Cortez Speech Today
- Outspoken socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was soundly defeated in her bid for a seat on the influential House Energy and Commerce Committee, losing out to fellow New York Democrat Kathleen Rice after some criticized AOC’s support for liberal primary challenges to sitting incumbent Democrats.
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sought to join the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the upcoming session of Congress. This committee has always been a coveted assignment for pork barrel reasons.