.@RepAOC @AOC gavels out the House: "The House stands adjourned until noon on Tuesday for Morning Hour Debate." pic.twitter.com/K0XnqcYlrE
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 10, 2019
Boy, this is a ridiculous sight.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In another first for rookie congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the liberal Democrat from New York on Friday became the youngest woman to preside over the U.S. House of Representatives.
Sitting in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s chair as part of a routine rotation of House members, Ocasio-Cortez took her turn with the gavel and ran the chamber for about an hour. The duty is shared day-to-day by members of the House majority, currently the Democrats.
In the event, Ocasio-Cortez did not have a great deal to do. She presided over “special orders,” which are generally short speeches by House members at the end of the day’s legislative business, often on issues of concern in their districts.