Ocasio-Cortez issues a fiery warning after Green New Deal fails

The summary was just four pages long. No Images? Click here         Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Fiery Warning After Green New Deal Fails: ‘We’re Going To Pay For This’ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) unleashed an impassioned defense of her Green New Deal during a House committee meeting on Tuesday, the same day the landmark environmental proposal failed to advance in the Senate. During a meeting of the House Committee on Financial Services, Ocasio-Cortez used her time to address Republican critiques of the proposal, a set of ambitious policy recommendations meant to tackle climate change and rein in greenhouse gas emissions. Republicans have lambasted the Green New Deal as untenable, but forced the Senate to vote on the measure without a hearing in an attempt to get Democrats to go “on the record” about their support. At 0-57, the nonbinding measure fell short of the necessary 60-vote threshold needed. No senators voted in support of it. Four members of the Democratic caucus voted against it. And most Democrats simply voted “present.” READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? Joe Biden offers another nonapology on Anita Hill. “I wish I could have done something,” Biden said Tuesday while reflecting on Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court confirmation hearings. READ MORE Democrats say Trump handed them a gift on Obamacare ahead of 2020. “They are literally teeing this up as an issue for Democrats for the next year and a half,” Sen. Chris Murphy said of the administration’s efforts to get rid of the law. READ MORE ‘Dual loyalty’ is a slur ― one Muslims face all the time. Rep. Ilhan Omar is today’s target, but Muslim politicians are regularly accused of being “un-American” on issues like Israel. READ MORE    .     ICYMI Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D) all but ruled out being Joe Biden’s presidential running mate when pressed Wednesday to address rumors that the former vice president is courting her for the role.  Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) on Wednesday introduced the Senate version of the campaign finance, voting rights and ethics reform bill that House Democrats made their top priority. With all 47 Senate Democrats signed on as co-sponsors, Udall’s bill marks a newfound unanimity in the party in favor of establishing publicly financed congressional elections and dramatically expanding voting rights. Climate change is already a major campaign issue for the many Democrats running to replace President Donald Trump in 2020. But while some candidates have expressed support for the ambitious Green New Deal or pledged to reject fossil fuel money, others have called the legislation “unachievable” or left the door open to Big Oil.      . Want more?  This Saturday: Watch The 2020 Presidential Candidates Pitch Their Vision For Rural America Barbara Bush Had A Clock That Counted Down Donald Trump’s Presidency In Her Bedroom The Fight Over Treating Neo-Nazi Terrorists Differently From Muslim Ones Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Ridiculously Patriotic Boots Sure Are Something Watergate Figure John Dean Suspects Barr May Be Hiding Something ‘Fairly Ugly’     HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media Group. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2019 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe