WASHINGTON — Two prominent Democrats on Thursday will unveil a package of environmental legislative proposals that has become known as the Green New Deal.
WASHINGTON — Two prominent Democrats on Thursday will unveil a package of environmental legislative proposals that has become known as the Green New Deal.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, pointing out that President Donald Trump did not say the words “climate change” or “clean energy” in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, said they will be outlining the principles of what their proposals “can and should accomplish.”
The two politicians represent a contrasts in generations and experience — Ocasio-Cortez quickly rose in progressive circles with her defeat of an entrenched incumbent last year, and Markey has been in Congress since the 1970s — but both are strong advocates for stronger environmental laws.
