Ewire: Senators jockey ahead of Green New Deal vote

March 22, 2019
Senators are rhetorically sparring ahead of a vote early next week on the Green New Deal (GND) resolution, which majority Republicans are bringing to the floor in an effort to highlight a policy they believe is extreme and fracture the Democratic caucus. In response, Democrats -- including the primary sponsor of the measure -- are planning to vote “present” in an effort to paint the vote as a political “sham,” while strafing Republicans for being unwilling to address climate change...


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