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Ocasio-Cortez unveils her ‘Green New Deal’

By Josh Siegel

Published February 7, 2019 1:09pm ET

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Ocasio-Cortez unveils her ‘Green New Deal’ — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks at an event to advocate for the Paycheck Fairness Act on the 10th anniversary of President Barack Obama signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The legislation, a top tier issue for the new Democratic majority in the House, would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and guarantee that women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable. | (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Democrats introduced a “Green New Deal” resolution Thursday that calls for a dramatic shift in the nation’s energy system to fight climate change.

The nonbinding resolution, introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., contains many of the same core tenets promised by progressives eager to push Democrats further to the left on climate policy heading into the 2020 presidential election.

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