“It took less than 48 hours into the new Congress for some of the most liberal freshmen of the now Democratic-controlled House to upend Capitol Hill — and they see no reason to slow down,” the New York Times reports.
“They have pressed for an ambitious and costly climate change proposal that would eliminate the use of fossil fuels in 12 years and provide a job to anyone who wants one. After conservatives tried to embarrass Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) with old footage of her dancing, she faced them down by videotaping new footage of her dancing — outside her new congressional office.”
“Between dance numbers and knowing Instagram posts, she tried — and failed — to beat back an obscure austerity measure for the incoming Congress, and she floated plans to tax the extremely wealthy by as much as 70 percent. In the meantime, her freshman classmate Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) was unapologetically upsetting Democratic talking points with an exuberant, expletive-filled pledge to impeach the president.”
