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Ocasio-Cortez Kept Off Of Coveted Committee After Getting Blown Out By Democrats In Secret Vote

Ryan Saavedra
Ocasio-Cortez Kept Off Of Coveted Committee After Getting Blown Out By Democrats In Secret Vote
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex (D-NY), who is one of the most far-left members of Congress, was overwhelmingly rejected during a secret ballot vote on Friday in her bid to be seated on a powerful congressional committee.

Democrats overwhelmingly voted to give the seat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) instead of Ocasio-Cortez in what ended up being a 46-13 vote.

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