O’Rourke made the comments, also comparing the Green New Deal to the Great Depression, while campaigning at the University of Virginia.
Former Texas congressman and Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke has asserted his backing for the Green New Deal, spearheaded by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, comparing the battle against climate change to World War II.
"One of the reasons I like Representative Ocasio-Cortez's proposed Green New Deal is that it calls to mind another time in this country's past when we faced an existential challenge in that case, it was to our way of life to the western democracies, to our allies in Europe, to our fellow Americans," the El Paso Democrat said to applause.
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks during a campaign rally at the University of Iowa on April 07, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images The Green New Deal’s detractors have dismissed it as impractical, while some Republicans have welcomed it, believing the deal is so radical that it will drive away moderate voters from the Democratic ticket.
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