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FreedomWorks Statement in Response to Rep. Gaetz’s “Green Real Deal”

By Peter Vicenzi
04/03/2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the so-called “Green Real Deal” resolution put forth by Rep. Matthew Gaetz (R-Fla.), Patrick Hedger, FreedomWorks’ Director of Policy, commented:

“The United States has led the world in reducing greenhouse gas emissions because of innovators and entrepreneurs developing and harnessing new technology, leaving our nation awash in clean-burning natural gas. This is all entirely in spite of the command and control policies often advanced by the left.”

“If Rep. Gaetz was interested in offering a true contrast with the so-called ‘Green New Deal,’ his resolution would focus entirely on this fact. Instead, his resolution is the ‘Green New Deal-light’ and another sad example of Republicans thinking they’re conservatives by being slightly to the right of far left. What’s more, it is presented as a collection of bold, new ideas yet most of them are policies and programs that exist and aren’t working. This is perhaps the only thing ‘real’ about the ‘Green Real Deal.’”

Tags Green Real Deal, Green New Deal, Energy, Renewables, climate change
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