Ocasio-cortez says she declined invitation

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking a wait-and-see approach to the Green New Deal put forth Thursday by freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-cortez of New York and veteran Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts.

Pelosi says she wants to hear from a new House committee on climate change. The California Democrat says the panel will “spearhead Democrats’ work” on climate issues.

Ocasio-cortez says Pelosi invited her to join the climate panel but she declined, saying she wants to focus on the Green New Deal and other committee assignments.