Democrats are facing a defining Senate vote next week on the Green New Deal climate change plan - which Republicans hope will bolster their argument that the party is too far left for the country.
While Manchin and Tester are both centrists from states won by Trump, even some liberal Democrats are admitting they're having a hard time getting behind the Green New Deal.
The premise of the Green New Deal has split Democrats from the start.
The Green New Deal last fall started as a blueprint for Ocasio-Cortez's sought after select committee on climate change.
More than 45 lawmakers supported the creation of the committee to draft a Green New Deal plan, but House Speaker instead decided to create a different committee, the Select Committee on Climate Crisis headed by Rep. In the Senate, Majority Leader is now fast tracking a vote on the resolution in hopes that it will divide Democrats and unite his own party.
"I'm looking forward to voting against the Green New Deal because it's just so bad for the economy and we'll have an opportunity for the Democrats to see if they want to rubber stamp this lurch to the left, this hard left turn that their party seems to be taking right now," said Sen., chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee.
" Sen., who hasn't joined the presidential race, similarly resisted calls to endorse Ocasio-Cortez's specific plan, saying he instead supports "a Green New Deal.".
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/430825-dems-face-tough-vote-on-green-new-deal
While Manchin and Tester are both centrists from states won by Trump, even some liberal Democrats are admitting they're having a hard time getting behind the Green New Deal.
The premise of the Green New Deal has split Democrats from the start.
The Green New Deal last fall started as a blueprint for Ocasio-Cortez's sought after select committee on climate change.
More than 45 lawmakers supported the creation of the committee to draft a Green New Deal plan, but House Speaker instead decided to create a different committee, the Select Committee on Climate Crisis headed by Rep. In the Senate, Majority Leader is now fast tracking a vote on the resolution in hopes that it will divide Democrats and unite his own party.
"I'm looking forward to voting against the Green New Deal because it's just so bad for the economy and we'll have an opportunity for the Democrats to see if they want to rubber stamp this lurch to the left, this hard left turn that their party seems to be taking right now," said Sen., chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee.
" Sen., who hasn't joined the presidential race, similarly resisted calls to endorse Ocasio-Cortez's specific plan, saying he instead supports "a Green New Deal.".
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/430825-dems-face-tough-vote-on-green-new-deal
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