Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she is "extraordinarily excited" to work with an ideological opposite, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), confirming that friendly Twitter talk between the two was more than just for show.
Speaking on ABC News' "This Week," the New York Democrat said her team has been in communication with Cruz's, though the two lawmakers have not yet met in person.
The two high-profile lawmakers surprised many of their colleagues when they came together on Twitter to address some issues, from birth control to banning lawmakers from later becoming lobbyists."We have an ongoing working relationship and I'm extraordinarily excited in seeing what we can accomplish," Ocasio-Cortez said Sunday.
"I never thought I'd say it," she added laughing.
The unlikely pact formed late last month when Cruz tweeted to say that he agreed with Ocasio-Cortez on banning members of Congress from using their connections after leaving office to lobby.
"Let’s make a deal," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted at the time. "If we can agree on a bill with no partisan snuck-in clauses, no poison pills, etc — just a straight, clean ban on members of Congress becoming paid lobbyists — then I’ll co-lead the bill with you."
Cruz retweeted the congresswoman, saying "You’re on."
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) also added himself to the train with an emphatic "IN."
POLITICO previously reported Cruz confirmed the two teams were talking to get bipartisan action done.
“Our staff is working together collaboratively to try to reach agreement,” Cruz said Thursday. “I substantively agree with the positions that she had tweeted and where we agree on policy we should work together across party lines.
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