Democratic Congresswomen Deliver Powerful Remarks in Response to Sexist, Abusive Comments Targeting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Congresswomen Barbara Lee (D-Tex.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) were among those who gave rousing speeches on the House floor Thursday in support of progressive New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who excoriated a male, Republican colleague after he called her a sexist slur earlier in the week.