Ocasio-Cortez says colleagues have treated her better since Pelosi stepped down from leadership.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may both be Democrats, but that doesn't mean the two have always agreed.
Ocasio-Cortez also indicated that her life in Congress has been much better since Pelosi stepped down from leadership at the end of the previous Congress, leading to the ascent of fellow New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
"I thought a lot of my misery was due to leadership more broadly having a thing against me.
Though no longer formally a member of leadership, Pelosi has remained in Congress as a rank-and-file lawmaker since stepping down, and she is running for re-election next year. »
