Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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160 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 1 Jul

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki · AOC warns Dems on new progressive candidates: Hear them out. · 1 Jul 2026 podcast

I genuinely believe that we have to give people the opportunity to occupy their beliefs within the gravity of becoming a duly elected member of Congress.

And I think that in the process of running for election, in the process of getting to know your constituents, it's very different than when you're only speaking about

as an activist or years ago or whatever that may be.

But I think where we are right now is that the people of New York's 13th District have elected her.

And she is responsible and has absolutely, I think, expressed a sense of responsibility in how she wants to lead.

And so again, I would say, I think it's important to not issue a verdict before

these folks arrive and I went through the same thing.

I will never forget.

I had this moment.

Everyone sees the floor of the United States House of Representatives on C-SPAN or whatever when we're casting our votes.

But there are these little rooms attached to that floor.

And it's known as a cloakroom.

And in the cloakroom is where members can rest in between votes or if you need to get a snack or something.

And they have televisions there.

And I remember my first term, I was sitting down on one of the couches and there was this big television screen and they're going on and on about, you know, the way that they were clipping something that I said out of context to look extreme and to look far more inflammatory than what it was.

And most importantly, who I am.

And I remember sitting next to a congressman, my colleague, a Democrat, sitting next to me on the same couch.

And he was looking up at that television screen in disgust and just shaking his head.

And I was sitting there right next to him.

He had never once struck up a conversation with me, but he had made a judgment and determination of who I was.

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