Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress. She's in Washington DC this week doing orientation with her new colleagues. "I'm one of many folks, hopefully, and young folks that'll help change that stigma," she says.
Florida’s Maxwell Frost, 25, is the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress. He tells us what he plans to get done.
This episode was produced by Siona Peterous, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Noel King.
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