Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Pitch $180B Housing Plan

[left-of-center2012]

Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce legislation today that would provide $180 billion over 10 years to cut carbon emissions from public housing in the U.S.

The legislation would retrofit 1 million units of federally owned housing. It would use a partnership with states by creating new grant programs to transition unites to “zero-carbon, energy efficient housing.” It also would impose labor and “Buy America” requirements for construction. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a rival for the Democratic nod, is one of the co-sponsors.

“Faced with the global crisis of climate change, the United States must lead the world in transforming our energy system away from fossil fuel to sustainable energy,” Sanders said in a statement. “But let us be clear: as Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez understands, the Green New Deal is not just about climate change. It is an economic plan to create millions of good-paying jobs, strengthen our infrastructure, and invest in our country’s frontline and vulnerable communities.”

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[George II]

1. Unless I missed it, once again no mention of where that $180 billion is coming from.

[left-of-center2012]

2. Mexico will pay for it