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Porter developed some renown regarding consumer and banking law before entering congress, and the RW financial sector had good reason for not being pleased when Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris helped recruit her for congress.
But some others on this thread need to realize that neither Ocasio nor Porter is feared in the least by far more powerful people. Those do fear the very scary Democratic Party committed to reform -- but only for real when we may actually get the power needed for reform.
Ocasio and Porter are given assignments by their committee and subcommittee leaders, important assignments to Porter commensurate with her special abilities, sure, but still team assignments. And the leaders discuss and plan with the members the lines they should pursue those rare times a committee is in front of the cameras. Members aren't loose cannons allowed to go off on their own instead of as part of a coordinated strategy, and certainly not freshmen.
Teamwork -- the whole much more powerful than its parts.
run on tracks laid by others and they really don't know. 
Lol, reminds me we just heard that Trump while meeting with Prime Minister May, hearing nuclear weaponry mentioned, said: "Oh, are you a nuclear power?" 
per se since I'm used to it disagreeing so much from raters of other analyses of congressional members. Still, of course you're very right.
