The Green New Deal – revered by many Congressional Democrats – failed to receive a single yes during a procedural vote before the Senate on Tuesday.
According to Fox News, the Green New Deal – regarded as aggressively socialist by Congressmen and women across party lines – failed to reach the 60 yes votes necessary to debate on the legislation. The outlet reports that 57 lawmakers including several Democrats voted “no” to the consideration of the Green New Deal and 42 Democrats, including the bill’s sponsors Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), voted “present.” A “present” vote, according to the Huffington Post “Translates to ‘a soft no.’” Pacific Standard Magazine reports that it appears that Democrats – several of whom have thrown their hats into the ring for the Democratic presidential nomination for the 2020 […]
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