All 47 members of the Senate Democratic caucus plan to introduce a resolution today urging Congress to act immediately on climate change
, a Democratic leadership aide tells POLITICO.
The resolution will not include firm targets for emissions reductions, but it offers a rallying point for Democrats who have been divided over the ambitious Green New Deal resolution introduced earlier this month by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey . Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said the Senate will vote by this summer on the original resolution, but there is no guarantee the unified Democratic alternative would come to the floor.
Democrats plan to pressure Republicans to support the new climate resolution, the leadership aide said. Targets could include moderates like Sens. Cory Gardner and Susan Collins , both up for reelection in 2020.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Text of the resolution was not immediately available, but it will not include any definitive targets or timetables, such as the Green New Deal's call for a 10-year mobilization to get net U.S. carbon emissions down to zero. The aide said the resolution will state that climate change is real and caused by humans, and it will call for the U.S. and Congress to act immediately to address it.
McConnell said earlier Tuesday the chamber is expected to vote on the Green New Deal resolution, S. Res. 59 , offered by before the chamber goes on August recess.
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