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Ocasio-Cortez passed over for influential House committee
New York Post ^ | January 10, 2018 | Marisa Schultz

Posted on 01/10/2019 6:03:05 PM PST by EdnaMode

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn’t get a seat on the powerful tax writing committee where she sought to push her progressive agenda of Medicare for All, free college tuition and a green new deal.

Instead, the open downstate New York slot on the House Ways and Means Committee went to a moderate Democrat, Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi, a former CPA, attorney and county executive.

Suozzi will assume the committee seat of Rep. Joe Crowley, the Queens Democrat Ocasio-Cortez defeated last year in a stunning upset.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: aoc; berniesanders; house; joecrowley; newyork; ocasiocortez; occasionalcortex; tomsuozzi; vermont; waysandmeans
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To: EdnaMode

Guess she is too far left for the establishment Democrats.


Nope. She hasn’t fundraised for other Democrats, I bet.


41 posted on 01/10/2019 7:55:39 PM PST by lodi90
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To: EdnaMode

yesterday, her campaign is fined and today we hear she’s passed over for committee. What did Pelosi’s daughter say about heads and platters?


42 posted on 01/10/2019 7:55:58 PM PST by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: EdnaMode

Everyone makes fun of her, The Bern is no diff. Just not as cute. The Dems tell him to sit in the corner too.


43 posted on 01/10/2019 8:02:11 PM PST by dgbrown
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To: EdnaMode

I think she might get short shrift on important committees. She may have upstaged HRH Pelosi one too many time and find herself as a wallflower and possibly shunned.


44 posted on 01/10/2019 8:07:18 PM PST by MayflowerMadam
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To: EdnaMode
Origin stories.


45 posted on 01/10/2019 8:21:02 PM PST by Colinsky
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To: Colinsky

Haha.


46 posted on 01/10/2019 9:14:03 PM PST by EdnaMode
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To: morphing libertarian
She is on the Joint Committee

I thought it was the Bong Committee.

47 posted on 01/10/2019 9:20:38 PM PST by seowulf
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To: seowulf

Either way; she’s still out there in the ‘weeds’.


48 posted on 01/10/2019 9:54:22 PM PST by Boomer (Leftists destroy everything they touch)
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To: EdnaMode

What you mean you got no seat for me? As soon as the place opens back up and I can get them laptops, I’ll get me a seat and bring it myself....


49 posted on 01/11/2019 4:04:31 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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Progressives To March On Nancy Pelosi’s Office Demanding Key Committee Post For Cortez
Huffington Post | 12/20/18 | Daniel Marans
Posted on 12/20/2018 3:58:29 PM PST by Libloather
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3714285/posts


50 posted on 01/11/2019 4:26:41 AM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: EdnaMode
There was a post here yesterday where we were discussing how AOC came out with her own response to the "Wall Address" by the President, one in which she appeared to undercut Pelosi & Schumer.

"What can [Pelosi] do if people want to hear what [AOC] has to say" this FR member asked.

This is what Pelosi can do.

I'm not backing Pelosi...I'm just hoping we see more of this. Pass the popcorn.

51 posted on 01/11/2019 5:43:17 AM PST by Lou L (Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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