Not a single Democrat voted for the Green New Deal today in the Senate.
While only four Democrats (the usual suspects) voted with Republicans against the GND, the other 43 voted ‘present’:
U.S. Senate fails to advance resolution calling for debate on #GreenNewDeal.
0 – Yea
57 – Nay
43 – PresentFull video here: https://t.co/IcMRZV8Tlc pic.twitter.com/B0qNYeaHUi
— CSPAN (@cspan) March 26, 2019
Here’s more from Fox News:
The Green New Deal, a sweeping Democratic proposal for dealing with climate change, fell at the first hurdle Tuesday as the Senate failed to reach the 60 votes necessary to begin debate on the non-binding resolution, with 42 Democrats and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., voting “present.”
No senator voted to begin debate on the legislation, while 57 lawmakers voted against breaking the filibuster. Democratic Sens. Doug Jones of Alabama, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona joined 53 Republicans in voting “no.” Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, who caucuses with the Democrats, also voted “no.”
The vote had been teed up by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in a bid to make Democratic senators — including several 2020 presidential candidates — go on the record about the measure. McConnell had called the proposal “a radical, top-down, socialist makeover of the entire U.S. economy.”
Not even the Senate sponsor of the Green New Deal would vote for it. That should tell ya something right there.
Here’s a few comments from the Senate:
The Green New Deal isn’t for “the forgotten man” in the middle. It’s for rich donors who’re more than happy to forget about the families that live between the coasts.
If you care about the middle class, you should be concerned about the Green New Deal.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) March 26, 2019
While I appreciate the renewed conversation around #ClimateChange that the Green New Deal has sparked, I think we need to focus on real solutions that recognize the role fossil fuels will continue to play. That’s why I voted against the resolution. MORE: https://t.co/pN0jTA2Axl
— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) March 26, 2019
The Green New Deal is a wonderful illustration of just how extreme the Democrats have become. The Green New Deal was a radical socialist proposal. It’s been estimated that if the Green New Deal were adopted, it would cost our country $93 trillion.
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) March 26, 2019
That means the Green New Deal would have cost each American family roughly $65,000 each year. The overall costs would have been crushing to Texas families and I am proud to have voted against it.
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) March 26, 2019
.@RandPaul to Neil: the Green New Deal is a very extreme proposal, and Democrats need to come forward and defend it pic.twitter.com/x96CAwBkoS
— Neil Cavuto (@TeamCavuto) March 26, 2019
Via TheRightScoop
