Article snippet: House Democrats on Thursday downplayed talk of any internal divisions over support for a Green New Deal plan and how bold the party should be in combating climate change. Rep. MORE (D-Calif.) — and herself over how best to address the climate crisis. Speaking alongside Sen. Green New Deal resolution, Ocasio-Cortez said the party was “100 percent in this together.” “Nancy Pelosi is the leader on climate change, she has always been a leader on climate and I will not allow our caucus to be divided up on silly notions, we are in this together. We are 100 percent in this together,” she told reporters at the press conference. “We have different solutions, different mechanisms, different cars we have to drive to get there." Her remarks contrasted with comments a day earlier from Pelosi, who appeared to diminish the significance of the Green New Deal. “It will be one of several or maybe many suggestions that we receive,” Pelosi said in an interview with Politico. “The green dream or whatever they call it, nobody knows what it is, but they’re for it right?” Pelosi struck a decidedly different tone on Thursday after the resolution was introduced. She hailed the zeal of the liberal supporters pushing the plan, but still stopped short of endorsing the Green New Deal. “Quite frankly, I haven’t seen it, but I do know that it’s enthusiastic,” she said during a press briefing that started at 10:45 a.m. The resolution was made public about four hours earlier. “We welcome all the... Link to the full article to read more
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