Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) and Sen. Edward J. Markey (Mass.), right, are Democrats sponsoring the Green New Deal. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) “I think it is very important for the Democrats to press forward with their Green New Deal. It would be great for the so-called ‘Carbon Footprint’ to permanently eliminate all Planes, Cars, Cows, Oil, Gas & the Military — even if no other country would do the same. Brilliant!” — President Trump, in a tweet on Feb. 9 “There are multiple doctored GND [Green New Deal] resolutions and FAQs floating around. There was also a draft version that got uploaded + taken down. There’s also draft versions floating out there. Point is, the real one is our submitted resolution, H.Res. 109.” — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), in a tweet on Feb. 9 No one is proposing to “eliminate all planes, cars, cows, oil, gas and the military.” No one […]

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