Comrade Bernie is very proud
I make no apologies for proposing the boldest and most aggressive climate proposal with our Green New Deal. This is a climate emergency. https://t.co/aHAjeUeVCo
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 13, 2020
Then why didn’t you vote “YES” for the Green New Deal when it came to the Senate Floor?
Maybe because it’s not a plan. Or a good deal. Or even “Green.” It’s a 3rd grade science project that isn’t based in science or engineering.
Care about reducing emissions? #NewEnergyFrontier https://t.co/J9QpCbzRKN
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) February 14, 2020
As Climate Change Dispatch notes
Not a single member of the Senate voted in favor of the proposal, and 43 Democrats — including Sanders — voted “present.â€
Yet today, Sanders touts the Green New Deal on his presidential campaign website, promising that if elected, he will “generate the political will necessary for a wholesale transformation of our society,†do away with fossil fuels, guarantee the industry’s workers five years of their “current salary … as well as early retirement support for those who choose it or can no longer work,†and replace current energy sources with renewable industries that “will be publicly owned.â€
Not even the main co-author of the GND, Senator Ed Markey, voted for it. And Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the co-author in the House, had a meltdown, forgetting that Ed submitted the GND to the Senate.
