Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. had a heated exchange yesterday after a House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing where they discussed Medicare Advantage reimbursement. But what were they talking about after the hearing?

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As the pictures went viral, Ocasio-Cortez posted a quick joke on social media about them. “You ever try to code switch at work and fail?” she wrote, referring to how people from minoritized cultures often “code switch” – or act in a way that conforms to the expectations of the dominant culture – in work, school, or other contexts.