House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who have been working to schedule a one-on-one sit-down, will meet on Thursday of next week, a spokesman for Pelosi confirmed to CNN
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The meeting comes after a high-profile clash between Pelosi and the freshman Democratic congresswoman from New York.After Ocasio-Cortez and three other progressive freshmen known as"the squad" opposed a House border aid bill, Pelosi downplayed their influence within the House Democratic caucus, telling The New York Times,"All these people have their public whatever and their Twitter world," but adding,"But they didn't have any following.
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