Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “I've been assigned to a very powerful committee, the Energy…”

“Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. It's really interesting. So you kind of mentioned this oversight race. So I didn't win the race. But one thing that did happen is that I've moved. I've been assigned to a very powerful committee, the Energy and Commerce Committee. Right. And they're kind of known as one of four money committees in Congress. They can do the appropriating or they're just as a part of it because it's not the appropriations.” (21:05–21:11)

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