Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., will headline a rally this month in Washington, D.C. promoting the Green New Deal.
Youth climate change organization the Sunrise Movement will stage a “Road to a Green New Deal Tour” rally at Howard University on May 13. The event could cause a headache for Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker, who is concerned about the leftwards drift of her party and remarked recently that Democrats won back the House majority because: “We did not engage in some of the other exuberances that exist in our party.”
???look who’s coming on tour!! ??????
We’re thrilled that @AOC will be joining us for the last flagship #Road2GND tour stop in DC on May 13– get your tickets at https://t.co/2lUbyc374M pic.twitter.com/xym6tHVGkM
— Sunrise Movement ? (@sunrisemvmt) May 6, 2019
Sunrise Movement’s Varshini Prakash said she was “thrilled” to have Ocasio-Cortez headline the rally. “From fire-scarred California to areas of the plains devastated by flooding, people are hungry for a big vision to transform our economy in line with science and justice demands.”
The Green New Deal was introduced by Ocasio-Cortez, a self-described socialist, and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., back in February. The legislation has been derided by Republicans and some moderate Democrats as being unfeasible and untenably expensive, with estimates ranging up to $93 trillion in 10 years.
Some 2020 Democrats back the Green New Deal, with Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., offering their support. Former Vice President Joe Biden, the early leader in the Democratic primary polls hasn’t taken a stand on it.
