BACKGROUND
Peters, April 2019: “I think it’s very exciting what’s happening around the Green New Deal and the energy around climate – that it has to be something we lean into… There’s no question we’re going to need to make a massive effort to deal with this issue, and there are many aspects of the Green New Deal I support…”
(Detroit News, 4/23/19)
Bloomberg: The Green New Deal Progressives Really Are Coming For Your Beef
(Bloomberg, 3/13/19)
Green New Deal architect, AOC: “In the deal, what we talk about — and it’s true — is that we need to take a look at factory farming, you know? Period. It’s wild… And so it’s not to say you get rid of agriculture. It’s not to say we’re gonna force everybody to go vegan or anything crazy like that. But it’s to say, ‘Listen, we gotta address factory farming. Maybe we shouldn’t be eating a hamburger for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Like, let’s keep it real.”
(Daily Caller, 2/22/19) |