Matt Gaetz, the Florida GOP congressman who unveiled the Green Real Deal, classified his climate change resolution as a “love letter to the American innovator” and a “real, serious plan to address climate change.”
Representative Matt Gaetz has officially unveiled his new climate change proposal dubbed the Green Real Deal, an intentional snub and a “common sense rebuttal,” according to the Florida Republican, to Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal.
Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks during a news conference to announce the 'Green Real Deal' on April 3 in Washington, DC. Photo by Ramsey Touchberry/Newsweek Speaking with Newsweek, Ocasio-Cortez called Gaetz’s Green Real Deal proposal “weak” and “lame,” saying it lacked “audacity” and “courage.” It also calls for an economic stimulus package to “create millions of good, high-wage jobs” and to remove pollution from the manufacturing industry “as much as is technologically feasible.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks as Sen. Ed Markey and other Congressional Democrats listen during a news conference in front of the U.S. Capitol February 7 in Washington, DC. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Rather than move entirely away from fossil fuels, Gaetz’s resolution states it seeks to invest more in carbon capture storage and use in order to reduce or achieve net-zero emissions “from energy produced from fossil fuels.” A staff member provided Newsweek with the resolution, which they said Gaetz plans to file sometime Wednesday.
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