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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “House members are allowed to go onto the Senate, but Senate…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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AOC in Conversation with David Axelrod

Published | Video Starts at 1:07:49

I was a freshman. I was a freshman in the House. And a fun fact is that House members are allowed to go onto the Senate, but Senate members are not allowed to go into the House unless they're allowed in and invited. And so I had walked onto the Senate floor and I looked around and I was like, wow, everyone here thinks they're going to be president and they are making decisions from that place. (1:07:49–1:07:56)

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Asserts that House members can enter the Senate, but Senate members need an invitation to enter the House.

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