Bloomberg calls for ‘achievable’ ‘Green New Deal’

Published January 29, 2019 3:57pm ET



Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday endorsed the idea of a “Green New Deal” that many House Democrats support, but said Democrats need to chase an “achievable” version of the bill, not a “pie in the sky” version.

“It’s also been so good to see so many Democrats embrace the idea of a ‘Green New Deal.’ That idea has been around for a very long time,” Bloomberg said in a speech at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire.

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