• Idiot Schumer fumes over McConnell plan to bring Green New Deal to vote

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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

    Mitch McConnell urges passage of compromise budget dealVideo
    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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