Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” may be the signature policy proposal of the left right now, but Senate Democrats are planning to kill the plan in its tracks. Today, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is planning to bring the “Green New Deal” up for a vote, and CNN reports that Senate Democrats are expected to block the proposal by refusing to vote for it. “Democrats plan to counter McConnell’s move by voting ‘present’ instead of for or against the plan — which requires 60 votes to advance — arguing the Green New Deal at this stage is more of an aspirational document than…

If you listened to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Late Night with Seth Meyers last night, you’d think the late night host was on Ocasio-Cortez’s payroll. Meyers called her socialist “Green New Deal” a “really exciting” plan and refused to challenge Ocasio-Cortez on any of the facts, no matter how blatantly false. For instance, Meyers briefly asked Ocasio-Cortez about the allegation that her plan mentioned eliminating farting cows. “One of the things we’re even hearing the President say is that you would outlaw cows, cows farting that would be out…any of that true at all?” asked Seth Meyers. “No,” Ocasio-Cortez responded. And that was that. The…

Is there any policy proposal more “extravagant” than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal? Under the guise of environmentalism, the plan promises free money for those unwilling to work, free healthcare, a guaranteed job, new or retrofitted homes for all, a shiny new high-speed rail system, and a litany of wasteful spending. It’s estimated that this plan could cost a whopping $93 trillion. In 2012, newly announced presidential candidate Congressman Beto O’Rourke said that the US had an “extravagant government” that required “significant” spending cuts, reports CNN. He said that debt was “out of control.” He wanted to cut spending and balance the budget, reports Politico. Apparently,…

Senator Mitch McConnell is doing what Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her far-left allies have failed to do so far – actually bring the “Green New Deal” up for a vote. The Hill reports that McConnell is teeing up the “Green New Deal” to be voted on in the Senate later this month. But the left was not thrilled about the opportunity to vote for their signature piece of legislation. Last month, Ed Markey, the Senate sponsor of the bill, said that voting on the legislation would be “sabotage” and is a “Republican trick.” Just last week, Ocasio-Cortez voted against a “Green New Deal” amendment introduced in the House….

We may be on the verge of a historic environmental debate, if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accepts the challenge. Yesterday, CNBC reported that Secretary of Energy Rick Perry would “absolutely” have a conversation with Ocasio-Cortez about the Green New Deal. But will Ocasio-Cortez join the debate? It remains to be seen, but the answer says a lot about the future of the controversial plan. If the Green New Deal is such a great and urgently needed policy, will Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez do everything possible to make it a reality? Or is this just a PR stunt from the freshman Congresswoman intended to rile up the…

Former Congressman and Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke has quickly become one of the most talked about political failures across the country. While he was unable to dethrone Ted Cruz in the Senate race last year, O’Rourke’s name has been floated as a top tier presidential candidate, and he is considering jumping into the race. But could Beto’s longstanding ties to the fossil fuel industry hamper his support from an increasingly extreme left-wing base that craves ideological purity and wants nothing to do with reasonable energy policy? Over the weekend at Austin’s South by Southwest Festival, a notable gathering of…

Last month, far-left congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rolled out the “Green New Deal,” her extreme plan to bring socialism to America under the guise of environmentalism. This quickly became the Democratic party’s signature policy proposal, with many leading liberals endorsing the bill. Just weeks after being sworn into office, Ocasio-Cortez had convinced her party to adopt her terrible legislation as its latest litmus test. But could Ocasio-Cortez’s commitment to the Green New Deal be a mile wide and an inch deep? The Daily Caller reports that yesterday, “Democrats on the House Committee on Financial Services voted unanimously against an amendment introduced by a…