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February 13, 2019

McConnell to bring Green New Deal to vote, forcing 2020 Dems to go on record on radical plan

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday 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.

February 12, 2019

Union leaders warn Green New Deal may lead to poverty: 'Members are worried about putting food on the table'

Labor Unions are voicing skepticism that the "Green New Deal" proposed by Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is workable in practice, signaling that the progressive proposal may be in for even more turbulence following a rocky rollout last week.

February 12, 2019

Green New Deal, 'Medicare-for-all' draw fresh scrutiny from other 2020 Dems

With many of his rivals for the nomination running to the left, John Delaney is carving out a more moderate path and taking aim at two top wish-list items for the progressive base.

February 12, 2019

Bill Bennett: Republicans, we can't afford to discount the far left's ideas – No matter how wrong they are

The Green New Deal is certainly worthy of its color, if nothing else. It would cost an unfathomable amount of green to fund this amorphous, flashy proposal. It’s also a showcase for a young, wildly idealistic, and increasingly influential congresswoman.

February 11, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez blasts Trump’s comparison of Green New Deal to ‘HS term paper'

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., lashed out at President Donald Trump on Monday after he ridiculed the freshman lawmaker’s massively controversial “Green New Deal” during a rally in El Paso, Texas.  

February 10, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez adviser admits he falsely claimed Green New Deal didn't promise security for those 'unwilling' to work'

A top adviser to New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has admitted that an official "Green New Deal" document posted by Ocasio-Cortez's office contained a guarantee of economic security even for those "unwilling to work" -- but not before he went viral in progressive circles for claiming the exact opposite, repeatedly, in an interview with Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

February 8, 2019

WSJ writer slams Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal, says it looks like Dem parody bill

The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley Strassel issued a blistering critique of the proposed Green New Deal, saying that the proposal reads like a parody of the Democratic Party done by Republicans.

February 7, 2019

What is the Green New Deal? A look at the economic and climate concept pushed by progressives

The Green New Deal is an economic stimulus concept designed to tackle income inequality and climate change.