"The decision by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to bring up the 'Green New Deal' for a Senate vote is prompting a rush to define the terms of progressive Democrats' ambitious proposal to tackle climate change.
GOP lawmakers are scrambling to highlight the possible side effects of the deal, outlined last week by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), in some cases relying on a document distributed and later disavowed by the New York Democrat's office (Climatewire, Feb. 12).
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) took to the Senate floor yesterday to outline a host of ramifications of the plan, which he said would mean the end of ice cream.
'Livestock will be banned,' Barrasso said. 'Say goodbye to dairy, to beef, to family farms, to ranches.'"
Geof Koss reports for E&E Daily February 13, 2019.
SEE ALSO:
"Green New Deal Activists Shift Focus To Vulnerable Republicans Ahead Of Senate Vote" (HuffPost)
"Wall Street Is More Than Willing to Fund the Green New Deal" (Bloomberg)
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