Washington (CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi characterized the more progressive wing of House Democrats led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, as "like, five people" that do not represent all progressives, including herself -- adding that freshmen Democrats "know that we have to hold the center."

Pelosi's comments minimizing the influence of Ocasio-Cortez and other House progressives builds on her previous downplaying of their policy proposals, such as her criticism of Medicare-for-all and hesitation to endorse the Green New Deal.

During an interview that aired Sunday on "60 Minutes," CBS's Lesley Stahl began a question to Pelosi, saying, "You have these wings -- AOC, and her group on one side--"

"That's, like, five people," Pelosi replied.

Stahl said that "the progressive group is more than five," to which Pelosi responded, "Well, the progressive -- I'm a progressive. Yeah."