AOC: Pelosi Saddling Me With Work To Keep Me Out Of Spotlight

(Grabien) Tom Elliott Jul 10 2019 10:16 AM The civil war between the Democratic Partys left flank and extreme left flank is heating up. Days after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi mocked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and trio of her freshmen colleagues  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) for focusing on Twitter and PR at the expense of legislation AOC issued another broadside against Pelosi. All these people have their public whatever and their Twitter world Pelosi told the New York Times Maureen Dowd published Saturday. But they didnt have any following. Theyre four people and thats how many votes they got. Today in an interview with WNYCs New Yorker Hour" AOC accused Pelosi of intentionally saddling her with work to keep her out of the spotlight. I was assigned to some of the busiest committees and four subcommittees" AOC said. So my hands are full. And sometimes I wonder if theyre trying to keep me busy." The New York lawmaker had been describing why she declined Pelosis offer to sit on a standing committee on climate change. AOC said she declined the Speakers offer after she had refused AOCs demands for what the committee should do. Asked about how the relationship with Pelosi is generally AOC deadpanned: I think sometimes people think that we have a relationship."