Senate failed to advance the Green New Deal, the ambitious plan to combat climate change proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, after what Democrats said was a politically-motivated show vote.
Win McNamee / Getty Images fileGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday failed to advance the, the ambitious plan to combat climate change proposed by Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, after what Democrats said was a politically-motivated show vote.
Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Doug Jones of Alabama and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona voted with Republicans against the measure, as did Sen. Angus King of Maine, an Independent who caucuses with the Democrats.The vote was doomed to fail even before it began both because Republicans hold the majority in the Senate and because many Democrats announced their plans to vote present ahead of time. In remarks before the vote, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
McConnell also told reporters Tuesday that"a vote present today is a vote in favor of the Green New Deal." “The Green New Deal is not the solution for America, it is a big green bomb that will blow a hole in our strong, healthy and growing economy,” Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said in remarks on the Senate floor before the vote. “That’s exactly why Democrats aren’t voting for it. That’s exactly why Democrats are ducking and dodging and distancing themselves from this so-called Green New Deal.”
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