Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends the climate change protest during her orientation

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took the lead in Washington.

The New York Progressive Democratic New York joined Tuesday more than 100 young environmental activists for a sit-in in the office of Capitol Hill, leader of the minority House of Representatives, to encourage an agreement on the transition to a 100% renewable energy economy to combat climate change.

The protest took place on the same day as the new members of Congress, including Ocasio-Cortez, arrived to steer.

"They asked me to join them, and I did it myself" Ocasio-Cortez tweeted his involvement with members of the Sunrise Movement and Justice Justice Democrats who visited several offices of elected representatives in the building. "We can use the energy of activism to advance the goals of our party."

The Pelosi office, in a statement shared by Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter, expressed support for the activists and said it had recommended reinstating the Special Committee on Climate Change, a special committee on climate change dissolved by the Republicans in 2011.

"House Democrats have continued their bold campaign for a $ 1 trillion investment in our infrastructure, which will make our communities more resilient to the climate crisis, while creating 16 million new high-paying jobs in the world." the whole country, "said Pelosi's statement. "We welcome the presence of these activists and urge the Capitol Police to allow them to continue to organize and participate in our democracy."

Members of the Sunrise movement, responding to Pelosi's support in their own Twitter statementthey welcomed his approval but added that "words are not enough". The group urged her to "withdraw" if she is unable to prescribe such a plan.

"Nancy Pelosi brings a water pistol to a forest fire," the group tweeted.

Ocasio-Cortez added that she supported Pelosi's reinstatement of the select committee and highlighted requests from activists asking the committee to draft a Green New Deal calling for 100% renewable energy and appointed members of the committee. do not accept funding from fossil resources. fuel industry.