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In reply to the discussion: AOC: Oh look, someone took a photo of what my life is like debating Republicans in committee each wk [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)lead by the most powerful and experienced, bringing along the most talented already marked for future leadership, like Porter and Demmings.
More dozens of committee staffers expert on a variety of specialties, whose job includes educating the congressmen. Almost all the work taking place in, like, offices, conference, committee rooms without TV cameras to bloviate to. And usually without Republicans.
Private meetings where important decisions are made by the leaders and then presented to subcommittees to continue working on, before presentation to committee leaders for further negotiation and decisions. Briefing meetings and more instructions and assignments for the rest. Staffers writing and negotiating legislation. More briefing meetings, work assigned and worked on, often continued at dozens of committee members own offices by their own staffers. More meetings. And on and on.
This was just a joke of course, way too absurd for her to imagine anyone could take it seriously.
https://t.co/OMxPpbo1i1">https://t.co/OMxPpbo1i1</a></p> Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href="
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