Like too many Congress critters, Dick Durbin has been on the hill too long. Time for new blood to lead the way."At this point, I would be — I can't tell ya, to be honest with you. I've read it, and I've reread it. And I asked Ed Markey what in the — what in the heck is this? He says it is an aspiration, you know, it's a resolution aspiration," Durbin said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," referring to the Democratic senator from Massachusetts.
[...]
Durbin sidestepped a question on Wednesday about what he thought about the resolution, quipping that it is "long," but that he agrees "with the premise; global warming is a threat to the planet."
The Hill
Also, ditch Mitch.Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is expected to force a vote on the resolution, which Republicans believe will provide fodder for 2020 elections by forcing a handful of Democratic presidential hopefuls to go on the record for or against the measure.
The resolution, unveiled earlier this month by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Markey, is nonbinding but backs net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the United States while saying it would create millions of “good, high-wage jobs."
Eleven Democrats, including Markey, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have formally signed on to the resolution.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
UPDATE 2/22: Ditch Mitch Fund
No comments:
Post a Comment