CONGRESSMAN MATT GAETZ UNVEILS THE “GREEN REAL DEAL”

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by: Matt Gaetz (R-FL, 1st)

Washington, D.C. - April 5, 2019 - (The Ponder News) -- U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) announced, at a press conference on Capitol Hill, the introduction of the “Green Real Deal,” a plan to address climate change by harnessing the power of free markets, embracing technological innovation and entrepreneurship, and cutting excessive governmental red tape. Congressman Gaetz’s “Green Real Deal” is the preeminent conservative response to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (NY-14) “Green New Deal” introduced earlier this year.

Rep. Gaetz’s “Green Real Deal” recognizes that a national commitment to innovation, competitive markets, and the deployment of advanced energy technologies will help the United States as the global leader in clean energy. The Green Real Deal calls for increased investment in clean energy technology and sources, like solar and nuclear power, while improving transparency and accountability for the benefit of customers, investors, and shareholders alike. Pointing to the unprecedented demand for job-creating, American-made clean energy, as well as the need to empower individuals and businesses to come together, the Green Real Deal harnesses the power of the free market to create millions of U.S. energy jobs and secure the nation’s position as a global environmental leader.

A transcript and video of the press conference can be found below, as well as the background information on the “Green Real Deal.”

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE

ACTION ALERT: Stop the Democrats' Socialist Green New Deal

by: Freedom Works Foundation

Democrat extremists like Al Gore and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez want to completely ELIMINATE every single coal plant and mining job in the country by imposing their socialist Green New Deal on America.

Their disastrous scheme would devastate our military, eliminate nearly 90% of the U.S. energy sector, and even ban cars!

They don’t care about how horribly this will impact working families. All they care about is advancing their radical socialist agenda.

Help stop the Democrats’ socialist Green New Deal by signing the petition.

Radical "Green New Deal" Is Bad Deal for Working Families

Washington, D.C. - February 8, 2019 - (The Ponder News) -- House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA, 1st) released the following statement after Democrats released their plan for a “Green New Deal”:

“Democrats just unveiled a laughable plan to make air travel obsolete, force household electricity rates to skyrocket, and guarantee taxpayer-funded welfare to everyone 'unwilling to work,' all within 10 years. But after 10 years of Speaker Pelosi's 'Green Dream,' all we would have left to show for it is massive unemployment, lower wages, skyrocketing costs on everything from electricity to medical devices, and weakened national security.

“Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's ‘Green New Deal’ is a bad deal for working families, and America's seniors and middle-class would be left footing the bill. If Democrats abolish fossil fuels, electricity and transportation costs will skyrocket. If Democrats abolish cattle farming, food costs will skyrocket. The list of devastation goes on. Democrats call climate change ‘our World War II,’ but this plan reads more like a war on American families and American jobs.

“Instead of this ‘Green Dream’ we should continue pursuing our all-of-the-above American energy strategy that's rebuilding our economy and allowing us to help our friends around the world. In 2017, America had the greatest reduction in carbon emissions of any nation in the world. The Democrats ‘Green Dream’ would just ship millions of high-paying American jobs, like the ones in energy-producing states like my home state of Louisiana, to countries like China, who emit carbon at a much higher rate than us.”

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