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November 15, 2019

Benie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Unveil Green New Deal for Public Housing
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On Capitol Hill, New York Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled a Green New Deal plan Thursday
that seeks to end carbon emissions from public housing projects. The
10-year, $180 billion deal aims to retrofit public housing developments
to make them highly energy-efficient, while producing on-site renewable
energy. Senator Sanders said the deal would also add nearly a
quarter-million decent-paying union jobs to the economy.

Sen. Bernie Sanders: "The planet Earth is in severe danger, and we are
facing a global crisis. We must listen, in this country and around the
world, to the scientists. And the Green New Deal that the congresswoman
and I are fighting for is the only program out there that does that."

The plan was co-sponsored in the Senate by Jeff Merkley and another 2020
presidential candidate - Senator Elizabeth Warren. It's been endorsed by
more than 50 climate and affordable housing groups.


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