evidence: In response, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—representative-elect for New York's 14th Congressional District—tweeted a clip of the interview and used it to highlight the lack of young voices in the U.S House of Representatives. "The age difference between myself + oldest House members is ~60yrs," Ocasio-Cortez wrote in the tweet. "For better or worse, young people will live in the world Congress leaves behind. That's why I focus on our future: addressing climate change & runaway income inequality, ending school-to-prison pipelines, etc." [...] Ocasio-Cortez responded to the comment by saying that age is "absolutely" not a disqualifier for thoughtful contributions, saying: "I have spoken in the past about how youth is not an embodiment of age, but of attitude—a willingness to risk for what is right, among others. We also shouldn't be afraid to acknowledge the dearth of young elected officials + those implications."