Freshman Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could be positioning herself to endorse independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in his 2020 race for president.
On Thursday the duo appeared side-by-side in a video co-introducing legislation that would cap credit card interest rates at 15 per cent.
The congresswoman from New York said when appearing alongside Sanders in the rollout of their proposal that's she's happy she's able to introduce legislation in both chambers of Congress with a good 'working partner.'
In a hallway interview at the Capitol Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez told CNN she was 'entertaining' the idea of making an endorsement in the primary but that 'it's not going to be for a while.'
She spoke positively of both Sanders and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, another more progressive candidate.
Ocasio-Cortez has not endorsed Sanders, or any other 2020 Democratic candidate, but in 2020 she said she was 'very supportive of Bernie's run.'
Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could be poised to endorse Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as she told reporters in the Capitol Thursday that she's 'entertaining' the idea of making an endorsement, adding she was considering Sanders
Sanders and Warren appeared in a live-streamed video side-by-side Thursday where they co-introduced legislation that would cap credit card interest rates and other consumer loans at 15 per cent
'I haven't endorsed anybody, but I'm very supportive of Bernie,' Ocasio-Cortez said.
Before running for the House, Ocasio-Cortez was an organizer for Sanders' 2016 campaign when he was competing against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.
Ocasio-Cortez already has a lot of public notoriety from her time in Congress, where she has only served for about four months after her upset victory to 10-term Democratic incumbent Joe Crowley in the 2017 midterm elections.
Just appearing next to a 2020 candidate, like she did Thursday with Sanders, could help in the crowded field.
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