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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be the leading voice behind a left-wing push for a Green New Deal, but the New York Democrat won't be serving on a newly created House committee tasked with combating climate change.

On Thursday, Pelosi named nine Democratic members to the new Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. They include:

Rep. Kathy Castor of Florida, chair

Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon

Rep. Julia Brownley of California

Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois

Rep. Jared Huffman of California

Rep. Mike Levin of California

Rep. Donald McEachin of Virginia

Rep. Joe Neguse of Colorado

"The American people have spoken and demanded bold action to take on the climate crisis, which is the existential threat of our time," Pelosi said in a statement announcing the panel of lawmakers. "We are thrilled to welcome so many visionary leaders and strong voices to our new Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, which will be vital in advancing ambitious progress for our planet."

On Thursday, both Pelosi and Ocasio-Cortez confirmed that she was invited to be on the panel but declined the offer.

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"She did, in fact, invite me to be on the committee," Ocasio-Cortez said. "I don't think that this is a snub."

Pelosi's announcement comes as Ocasio-Cortez, who pushed for the creation of the committee, is rolling out the framework of a Green New Deal with Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts in a resolution on Thursday. Several 2020 contenders, like Sens. Kamala Harris of California, Cory Booker of New Jersey, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, are co-sponsoring the resolution.

The plan calls for a complete transition to renewable energy by 2030 and seeks "to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions through a fair and just transition for all communities and workers," according to a copy of the resolution posted by National Public Radio. The plan calls for a massive 10-year infrastructure plan but does not seek to impose a price on pollution, such as through a carbon tax. The proposal also does not address how it will be paid for.

Although Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff said the plan will have at least 60 House co-sponsors, it is likely to face tough resistance in the Republican-controlled Senate.

Pelosi, meanwhile, told Politico on Wednesday that the plan was "one of several or maybe many suggestions that we receive."

"The green dream, or whatever they call it," she added. "Nobody knows what it is, but they're for it, right?"

During a Thursday news conference where she discussed the new committee, Pelosi said she welcomes "all the enthusiasms."

"I'm very excited about it all, and I welcome the Green New Deal and any other proposals that people have out there," she said.

Ocasio-Cortez praised Pelosi in an interview with NPR on Wednesday, saying she's done "a really good job" of bringing the various factions in the Democratic Party together.