Members of the new House freshman class that are about to shake up Washington posed for a group photo on the Capitol steps in an official debut for giant-killer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and newly famous Dan Crenshaw.
The incoming Democrat and Republican were among the most conspicuous new lawmakers as powerful pressure seek to push their agenda and party leaders stand for election.
They are among more than 80 new members who will be sworn in in January, the largest class in more than two decades.
Ocasio-Cortez, who wore a bright red dress, who could be seen shivering on a 41-degree day even as party leaders tried to provide a warm welcome for freshman orientation.
Members of the new House freshman class posed for a group photo on the Capitol steps in an official debut for giant-killer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). From left to right, Rep.-elect Angie Craig, D-Minn., Rep.-elect Kim Schrier, D-WA., Rep.-elect Ocasio-Cortez, Rep.-elect Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., Rep.-elect Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, and Rep.-elect Sharice Davids, D-KS.
Representative-elect Ocasio-Cortez answers questions from members of the press after joining with other newly elected members of the House for an official class photo of new House members at the U.S. Capitol
On Tuesday, she showed up at an office of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to join a global warming protest.
The 29-year old from New York later donned a coat, and tried to keep warm walking with her arm around Rep.-elect Debbie Mucarsel-Powell of Florida for the picture.
Also joining his colleagues is new Republican Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy Seal who went on ‘Saturday Night Live’ to graciously accept an apology from Pete Davidson, who called him a ‘war hero’ following a sketch where he made fun of the wounded warrior’s eye patch.
Ocasio-Cortez walks with her arm around Representative-elect Mucarsel-Powell of Florida as they arrive for a class picture
PLAINS COMMON SENSE: Representatives-elect Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) join with other newly elected members of the House of Representatives are in Washington this week for orientation meetings. Only Davids wore a coat
Lawmakers gathered on a chilly 41-degree day. Clearly Ocasio-Cortez was not aboutto cover up her short-sleeved red frock for the occasion
Crenshaw, a former Navy Seal, was thrust into the national spotlight after Pete Davidson mocked his war injury on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ then later apologized on air
Ocasio-Cortez continued to use her twitter account to fire shots at rivals.
They are part of the class that includes 87 members with more races still to be decided.
In one barb, Ocasio-Cortez tweeted a screen shot of a Fox News graphic showing her and other female lawmakers with their ‘Radical New Democratic Ideas.’
In this Nov. 10, 2018 photo provided by NBC, Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw, from left, a congressman-elect from Texas, Pete Davidson, Anchor Colin Jost, and Anchor Michael Che appear during Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” in New York. Davidson made his apologies to Crenshaw whose appearance he mocked, saying Crenshaw ‘deserves all the respect in the world’
Occasio-Cortez mocked Fox News for a graphic listing ‘radical new Democratic ideas,’ writing: ‘They discovered our vast conspiracy to take care of children and save the planet’
Ocasio-Cortez, 29, also tweeted about hallway sleights
On Tuesday, Ocasio-Cortez showed up at an office of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to join a global warming protest
Ocasio-Cortez poses up with Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey (senter) and Elissa Slotkin (right) of Michigan
It listed them as ‘free college for all,’ ‘free healthcare for all,’ ‘Abolish ICE’ and a ‘green new deal.’
The new lawmaker, who beat powerful Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley of New York in a primary, added: ‘Oh no! They discovered our vast conspiracy to take care of children and save the planet.’
The others were Reps.-elect Ilhan Omar (Minn.), who was pictured wearing her head-scarf, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.