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Monday, March 04, 2019
Dem Leaders Desperately Dodge Green New Deal Vote
SEN. McCONNELL: ‘If This Is Such A Popular Thing To Do And So Necessary Why Would One Want To Dodge The Vote?’
‘This Is An Opportunity To Go On Record’; Ocasio-Cortez Pressures Dems To Be ‘Courageous’
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): “I’ve been reading with some amusement that our friends on the other side seem to be reluctant to vote on the ‘Green New Deal.’ … The only question I would ask is if this is such a popular thing to do and so necessary why would one want to dodge the vote? This is an opportunity to go on record …”(Sen. McConnell, Press Conference, 2/26/2019)
“Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), an avowed Green New Deal supporter, said that if the resolution does come up, Democrats should seize the opportunity to debate it…. ‘I’d encourage everyone to look at what’s actually in the resolution,’ Merkley said. ‘Absolutely, I’d vote for it.’”(“The Trailer: Tulsi Gabbard Finds Her People In Iowa,” The Washington Post, 2/12/2019)
SEN. ED MARKEY (D-MA): “[T]his is nothing but an attempt to sabotage the movement we are building. He wants to silence your voice …” (Sen. Markey, @SenMarkey, Twitter, 2/12/2019)
“The move outraged Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat …”
SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE (D-RI):“[W]e are going through, shortly, a truly preposterous exercise on the floor of the Senate … to bring its first measure related to climate for a floor vote …”(Sen. Whitehouse, Congressional Record, S. 1470, 2/26/2017)
SEN. MARTIN HEINRICH (D-NM): “In the coming weeks, Majority Leader McConnell says he plans to call a vote here on the Senate on the Green New Deal resolution…. It is a political stunt …”(Sen. Heinrich, Congressional Record, S. 1560, 2/28/2019)
Democrat Leaders Who Once Boasted ‘Bring It On’ Now Running For Cover
Sen. Schumer First Said ‘Go For It. Bring It On,’ But Now Wants ‘To Protect Democrats From Going On The Record In Support’ And Is Even Promoting A ‘Green New Deal Alternative’
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