McConnell Will Hold Vote on Green New Deal

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McConnell Will Hold Vote on Green New Deal

February 12, 2019 at 2:57 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 99 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/12/mcconnell-will-hold-vote-on-green-new-deal/

"SNIP....

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that the Senate would hold an upcoming vote on the Green New Deal resolution introduced last week by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), CNBC reports.

Said McConnell: “I’ve noted with great interest the Green New Deal, and we’re going to be voting on that in the Senate to give everybody an opportunity to go on record.”

Axios: “McConnell wants to get Senate Democrats, especially the 2020 presidential election hopefuls, on the record about their support of the sweeping climate resolution.”

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Democratic candidates should abstain and say they are waiting to get out on the campaign trail to hear from Americans what they want. Then when a groundswell of support for the Green New Deal happens they can say that all the time. Talk about the groundswell. And the wave will turn into a tsunami including most Americans.

[Wounded Bear]

1. This is Herod killing the babies...

he wants to defeat the idea before it even gets debated.

[CatMor]

2. Yes, that's exactly what he's doing.

[Achilleaze]

4. the illegitimate KGOP republican Senate has NO cred

with anyone other that Comrade Dirty Donny* and republican darkside boyfriend Poo T. Poot, of the evil empire** So let them hold their stupid republican early-term ABORTION for an otherwise healthy Bill proposal.

* republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief
** per ronald freaking reagan (R)

[Cold War Spook]

3. If the Democrats abstain,

McConnell will say that the vote failed because the Democrats were against it. It wont matter what the Democrats say.

[manor321]

5. It's a resolution. Not a bill. All Democrats should vote for it. I welcome the vote.

[KPN]

6. I agree. Then they should proudly remind

voters how they voted for this resolution during their campaign.

Anyone who would vote against a Democrat because they supported this resolution was never going to vote for a Democrat anyway.

[Gothmog]

7. McConnell believes that this vote will hurt Democrats

Link to tweet

[DeminPennswoods]

8. McConnell and GOP in general are badly

mis-reading Americans and those who vote, imho. I'm sure McConnell thinks that Rs can run against a big, expensive project like this, but with manufacturing jobs fleeing and not coming back, at least not in any kind of big numbers, my sense is Americans are ready to embrace big, bold ideas that will bring back jobs.

Dems need to embrace this just like JFK's pledge to put a man on the moon. We can do it.

[theophilus]

9. I agree. They have been brainwashed by their own bs.

Things are getting obviously serious in all of the areas covered and by the 2020 it will be even more apparent. Those who DO NOT support such ideas will be looked at askance by then. I just hope that something will be done to make the situation not so dire. Republicans, to a great degree, are foolish. Or idiots. Take your pick......

[kentuck]

10. Indeed.

And he thinks it will help Republicans in the next election.

[Gothmog]

11. McConnell is trying to hurt the Democrats

Link to tweet