Revenge of the moderates: AOC loses coveted Energy and Commerce committee seat Share on Facebook John SextonPosted at 1:20 pm on December 18, 2020 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Behind the scenes, House Democrats have been quietly lobbying their colleagues to support their bids for key committee assignments. One of the key assignments up for grabs was a seat on the Energy and Commerce committee which overseas both health care and climate change. The first person to announce she would try to get support from other members for the assignment was Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. After all, if your priorities are the Green New Deal and Medicare for All, this is the perfect assignment from which to push both of those.