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December 11, 2018

Youth Climate Activists Flood Congress, Demanding "Green New Deal"
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Over 1,000 climate activists flooded Capitol Hill Monday, demanding
congressmembers and likely incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi back a
Green New Deal Committee proposed by Congressmember-elect Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez of New York. Over 140 people were reportedly arrested as
members of the youth climate group Sunrise Movement occupied and lobbied
at congressional offices. Twenty-six congressmembers have backed the
formation of the Green New Deal Select Committee thus far, including Jim
Mc Govern, the incoming chair of the House Rules Committee, who voiced
his support after an exchange with activists yesterday. Pelosi's office
has said it will meet with representatives from Sunrise Movement.


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