Rick Perry: AOC should not be ‘castigated’ for Green New Deal

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HOUSTON — Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Wednesday that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., should not rebuked for pushing the Green New Deal.

Perry told reporters at the CERAWeek by IHS Markit energy industry conference in Houston that he’d be open to meeting with Ocasio-Cortez to discuss ways to reduce emissions.

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