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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday ripped into
Republicans for planning to force a vote on the Green New Deal,
calling the plan a "stunt," a "cheap, cynical ploy" and "a game
of political gotcha."
“The Republican leader announced he's going to bring up a
resolution he intends to vote against,” Schumer said on the
Senate floor. “Now that is what the American people hate about
Congress -- the pointless partisan games.”
MCCONNELL TO BRING GREEN NEW DEAL TO VOTE, FORCING 2020 DEMS TO
GO ON RECORD ON RADICAL PLAN
Schumer is the latest Democrat to criticize Senate Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell for calling a vote on the plan that many
in the party have already rallied behind. Still, Schumer, joined
by colleagues on the Senate floor, said: "Bring it on." He said
Democrats "believe that we need to do something about climate
change" and added: "Do Republicans?"
Earlier this week, McConnell said that the Senate will vote on
the Green New Deal – endorsed by nearly all top 2020 Democratic
presidential candidates – in an effort to force Democrats to
officially go on the record for the radical proposal.
Ocasio-Cortez: Green New Deal will transition US to 100 percent
renewable energyVideo
“I’ve noted with great interest the Green New Deal,” McConnell
told reporters. “And we’re going to be voting on that in the
Senate. We’ll give everybody an opportunity to go on record and
see how they feel about the Green New Deal.”
The proposal, put forward by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-
N.Y., aims to transform the country's economy in a bid to combat
climate change. It recently came under scrutiny after
revelations that a related FAQ document included passages
promising a job to “all people of the United States” – including
those “unwilling to work” – and suggesting air travel could be
made obsolete.
“We set a goal to get to net-zero, rather than zero emissions,
in 10 years because we aren’t sure that we’ll be able to fully
get rid of farting cows and airplanes that fast,” the now-
deleted document also read.
But McConnell’s move to bring the plan to a vote on the Senate
floor will be a key test for Democratic presidential candidates
such as Sens. Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren,
Kirsten Gillibrand, who are running on the progressive platform
in 2020.
GREEN NEW DEAL CO-AUTHOR SEN. MARKEY MOCKED FOR ACCUSING
MCCONNELL OF 'RUSHING' SENATE VOTE
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While backing of the far-left proposal will ultimately improve
their liberal bona fides and their support from the Democratic
base, the support of the plan will undoubtedly be the target of
attacks during the general election.
President Trump has already begun attacking the Green New Deal,
claiming it would “shut down American energy” and describing it
as “a high school term paper that got a low mark” during a rally
Monday in El Paso, Texas.
Corbin Trent, a spokesman for Ocasio-Cortez, said that
McConnell’s plan to bring the plan to the vote will only show
“just how out of touch Republican politicians are with the
American people.”
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass, a co-sponsor of the plan, also decried
McConnell’s move.
“Don’t let Mitch McConnell fool you: this is nothing but an
attempt to sabotage the movement we are building. He wants to
silence your voice so Republicans don’t have to explain why they
are climate change deniers. McConnell wants this to be the end,
this is just the beginning,” Markey said.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-fumes-over-mcconnell- plan-to-bring-green-new-deal-to-vote-calls-it-cynical-ploy
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