Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer joins with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders

[Uncle Joe]

to push for emergency climate declaration

Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer is joining with two powerful progressive lawmakers to push for an emergency declaration to address the ongoing global climate crisis.

The resolution, drafted by Blumenauer and co-sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), is intended to focus attention on the quickening pace of climate change and spur action on a national and global scale.

“By declaring an emergency, Congress is acknowledging that we need all hands on deck to counter this catastrophe,” Blumenauer and Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a letter to fellow lawmakers. “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has already predicted that by 2030, the planet could warm by 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. The United States must join more than 600 cities and four countries who have recognized the climate emergency for what it is.”

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“The national emergency is not the border,” Blumenauer said. “Its the climate.”

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https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/07/oregon-rep-earl-blumenauer-joins-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-bernie-sanders-to-push-for-emergency-climate-declaration.html

[George II]

1. So they don't vote for humanitarian aid for the children imprisoned at the border but...

...they're pushing this resolution?

Where are their priorities?

[Lordquinton]

2. Why don't you go post something nice about your own candidate?

I always see you posting negative things about Sanders, you seem obsessed with him.

[George II]

3. Here's a nice picture of my candidate:

[Uncle Joe]

4. Does Biden still support fracking?

[George II]

5. I don't know. Do you drive a car?

[LanternWaste]

6. With nothing of substance to offer, I'd go the irrelevant one-liner as well.

I only surprised you didn't pull out the "don't you care about your kids and grandkids?" line again. When we find a t-shirt slogan that finally works, we should stick with it!

[Uncle Joe]

8. I'm holding to the subject of the OP fracking is not good for climate change.

The last time I heard Biden supported it, it was a simple question to see if he changed his stance on this issue.

[George II]

10. The subject of the OP is incorrect. In fact those other two joined Earl Blumenauer:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=197356

He introduced his resolution in the House yesterday.

Now, on the subject of climate change, do you drive a car?

[Applegate]

7. Cheap shots notwithstanding, they had good reasons to vote against that bill.

And they articulated them. You can look it up.

[George II]

9. I guess we can revisit this next year during the Congressional primaries when they....

....campaign against good, incumbent Democrats because "they vote against the Democrats too much" (even though they vote with the Democrats more than some of these)