Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOn The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline McCarthy says there will be a peaceful transition if Biden wins Anxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid MORE (D-N.Y.) wished Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersSirota reacts to report of harassment, doxing by Harris supporters Republicans not immune to the malady that hobbled Democrats The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Republicans lawmakers rebuke Trump on election MORE (I-Vt.) well Wednesday amid news the Vermont senator would put campaign events on hold after a heart procedure for a blocked artery.

“Sending lots of love and solidarity to @BernieSanders today as he rests and recovers,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Wednesday. “A lot of people don’t understand how crazy hard grassroots campaigning is - for organizers and candidates alike. Rest up, friend. We’re with you!”

Sending lots of love and solidarity to @BernieSanders today as he rests and recovers.



A lot of people don’t understand how crazy hard grassroots campaigning is - for organizers and candidates alike.



Rest up, friend. We’re with you! — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 2, 2019

Although Ocasio-Cortez has yet to make a presidential endorsement, she and Sanders have been close allies since her surprise primary victory last summer.

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Ocasio-Cortez volunteered for Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign and after her 2018 primary win, he told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Ocasio-Cortez won because “she ran on ideas that were relevant to the working people in her district.”

In an interview with Rolling Stone shortly after the freshman congresswoman was sworn in, she said he offered advice on committee assignments, telling her “You spend a lot of time in your committee, so it’s really important to pick a subject that you’re passionate about.”

Two of Ocasio-Cortez’s fellow Democratic congresswomen and members of the so-called squad of progressive freshmen also offered their best wishes for the Vermont senator.

“Thinking of you Amo @BernieSanders. We got your back!” tweeted Rep. Rashida Tlaib Rashida Harbi TlaibTrump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' George Conway: 'Trump is like a practical joke that got out of hand' Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary challenge MORE (D-Mich.), using an Arabic honorific meaning “uncle,” while Rep. Ilhan Omar Ilhan OmarOmar urges Democrats to focus on nonvoters over 'disaffected Trump voters' Omar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' MORE (D-Minn.) tweeted “Thinking of @BernieSanders as he recovers today. In solidarity always, my friend.✊.”

Thinking of @BernieSanders as he recovers today. In solidarity always, my friend. ✊ — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) October 2, 2019

Thinking of you Amo @BernieSanders. We got your back! — Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) October 2, 2019

Sanders’s campaign said he had two stents inserted Tuesday after experiencing chest discomfort, with the campaign saying he was “conversing and in good spirits” since the procedure.