Ocasio-Cortez Poised to Join Panel Overseeing Wall Street

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Wall Street, get ready for a lot more scrutiny from U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The New York lawmaker, who has become a sensation among progressives, will almost certainly join the House Financial Services Committee after a group of fellow Democrats on the party’s steering committee voted to recommend her for the panel on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter.