By Emily Goodin, U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 20:12 GMT, 25 February 2019 | Updated: 20:13 GMT, 25 February 2019
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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that it's 'legitimate' for young people to ask if it's okay to have children because of the threat of climate change.
Ocasio-Cortez waxed on about the effects of climate change on young people as she made dinner in what appeared to be her apartment in an Instagram Live video over the weekend.
'There is scientific consensus that the lives of young children are going to be very difficult. And it does lead, I think, young people to have a legitimate question – you know, should, is it okay to still have children?,' she said as she put a tray of chopped vegetables in the oven.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez waxed on about the effects of climate change on young people as she made dinner during an instagram live over the weekend
Ocasio-Cortez said climate change is giving young people a reason to question having kids
She also bemoaned the high cost of
