Republican pollster Chris Wilson said in an interview that aired Thursday on “What America’s Thinking” that the Senate’s vote on the Green New Deal will be a test for 2020 Senate Democrats’ support of the proposal.
“You see [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell [R-Ky.] working hard to get a vote in the Senate so he can get the Democrats on record, particularly those running for president,” Wilson, chief strategist at WPA Intelligence, told Hill.TV’s Krystal Ball.
“You have [Sen.] Kamala Harris [D-Calif.], [Sen.] Elizabeth Warren [D-Mass.], who say they’re for it, but let’s see if they’ll actually vote for it if it comes up,” she continued.
The proposal, which was introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) last month, aims to for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the United States while creating millions of “good, high-wage jobs.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) plans to force a vote on the resolution in the coming weeks. It is not expected to pass through the upper chamber.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed McConnell for the move on Wednesday, saying it was a “diversion” from actually having a debate on climate change.
— Julia Manchester
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