Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisNational postal mail handlers union endorses Biden The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden asks if public can trust vaccine from Trump ahead of Election Day | Oklahoma health officials raised red flags before Trump rally Jim Carrey to play Biden on 'Saturday Night Live' MORE (D-Calif.) on Tuesday offered praise for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezSenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Florida Democrat introduces bill to recognize Puerto Rico statehood referendum The Memo: 2020 is all about winning Florida MORE (D-N.Y.), saying she has introduced "bold ideas that should be discussed."

Harris, who made the comments during an interview on ABC's "The View," also said she thinks it is "fantastic" that Ocasio-Cortez is "challenging the status quo."

“I think she is introducing bold ideas that should be discussed," Harris said. "And I think it’s good for the party. I frankly think it’s good for the country."

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"Let’s look at the bold ideas, and I’m eager that we have those discussions. And when we are able to defend the status quo, then do it. And if there’s not merit to that, then let’s explore new ideas," she added.

Meghan McCain: "Do you agree that @AOC and the ideology of the socialist left could splinter your party?@KamalaHarris: "No...she is introducing bold ideas that should be discussed." pic.twitter.com/M7f61VXaCH — Waleed Shahid (@_waleedshahid) January 9, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez earlier this week created headlines when, during a "60 Minutes" interview, she voiced support for a marginal tax rate of 60 or 70 percent on income over $10 million.

The freshman member has also pushed for legislation dubbed the "Green New Deal," which aims to completely eliminate carbon emissions in the U.S. within 12 years.

“It’s ambitious,” Ocasio-Cortez said during the "60 Minutes" interview, referring to the carbon emissions goal. “It’s going to require a lot of rapid change that we don’t even conceive as possible right now. What is the problem with trying to push our technological capacities to the furthest extent possible?”