So embarrassing that when Senate majority leader McConnell tried to force the party's presidential contenders into an embarrassing vote over the berserk, MMT-inducing climate-change proposal, not a single Democrat voted for it.
The vote was the first of many attempts by Republicans to force supporters of the Green New Deal to come into the spotlight and suffer the public scrutiny.
Even the six Democratic presidential contenders, including Cory Booker of New Jersey, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Kamala Harris of California, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, all voted present.
Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey has called the Green New Deal "Bold," and Senator Kamala Harris of California has said it's "An investment" worth the cost.
While the "Present" votes were to be expected, what came as a surprise is that three Democrats voted with Republicans against the resolution including Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and Doug Jones of Alabama, who faces a tough re-election campaign next year in a deep-red state.
As Bloomberg notes, "The Green New Deal has more than 100 congressional Democrats as co-sponsors, including the six senators running for president. While Democrats are united on the need for significant action to stem climate change, they don't agree on specific proposals." As a result, McConnell introduced his own version, drawing on the language of the Democratic measure.
While Senate Democrats weren't under any real pressure from outside progressive groups to vote for the Green New Deal at this point, they will be in due course.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-26/not-single-senate-democrat-votes-green-new-deal
The vote was the first of many attempts by Republicans to force supporters of the Green New Deal to come into the spotlight and suffer the public scrutiny.
Even the six Democratic presidential contenders, including Cory Booker of New Jersey, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Kamala Harris of California, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, all voted present.
Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey has called the Green New Deal "Bold," and Senator Kamala Harris of California has said it's "An investment" worth the cost.
While the "Present" votes were to be expected, what came as a surprise is that three Democrats voted with Republicans against the resolution including Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and Doug Jones of Alabama, who faces a tough re-election campaign next year in a deep-red state.
As Bloomberg notes, "The Green New Deal has more than 100 congressional Democrats as co-sponsors, including the six senators running for president. While Democrats are united on the need for significant action to stem climate change, they don't agree on specific proposals." As a result, McConnell introduced his own version, drawing on the language of the Democratic measure.
While Senate Democrats weren't under any real pressure from outside progressive groups to vote for the Green New Deal at this point, they will be in due course.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-26/not-single-senate-democrat-votes-green-new-deal
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