Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper defends his disapproval of the Green New Deal by touting his record on climate change
In fact, the 2020 candidate is so stridently standing by his record that he told CNN that he insists he would repeat his most famous gesture as a governor combating climate change -- drinking fracking fluid in an effort to win trust from oil and gas executives -- if it came to that in the White House."Yeah, if that is what it takes," said Hickenlooper, who has faced questions over his oil and gas record, after being asked whether he would drink fracking fluid again.
"But I am also a doer, and I think, especially with climate change, what start with these things we can get done right away."Republicans have pilloried the plan and President Donald Trump told Fox Business that he doesn't"want to knock it too much right now because I really hope they keep going forward with it" and that it becomes a 2020 issue.With Democrats, the plan is popular.
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