Posted on 11/13/2018 2:58:13 PM PST by lowbridge
New York Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the most prominent of the progressive millennials elected to Congress in the midterm elections, joined a protest led by left-wing groups Justice Democrats and the Sunrise Movement outside House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's personal office calling for House Democrats to put forward a climate plan.
Protesters called for Democrats, who will have a substantial majority in the House next year, to create a select committee to develop a plan to switch to 100 percent renewable energy.
The demonstration was spurred by a recent United Nations report that showed that the world only has 12 years to limit global warming to manageable levels. Ocasio-Cortez, who is in Washington for new member orientation, spoke before a group of protesters with signs bearing slogans such as "Green Jobs For All."
"I just want to let you know how (proud) I am of each and every single one of you for putting yourselves, and your bodies, and everything on the line to make sure that we save our planet, our generation, and our future," Ocasio-Cortez said, as a group of protesters sat circled around her. Pelosi was not at her office at the time.
In a response to the protests, Pelosi said in a statement that she was "inspired by the energy and activism of the many young activists and advocates leading the way on the climate crisis."
"I have recommended to my House Democratic colleagues that we reinstate the select committee to address the climate crisis," she said in the statement. "We welcome the presence of these activists, and we strongly urge the Capitol Police to allow them to continue to organize and participate in our democracy."
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Ocasio-Cortez, you are a gift. Need for humor break is huge.
to create a select committee to develop a plan to switch to 100 percent renewable energy.
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So I have to put a windmill on top of my Bobcat??? That sucks.
Yes, it did!
About 20 flurries for 15 minutes.
Broom?
Yeah but Dems are smart and they will pack a bill full of $$$ for military and then dare the Pres to veto it.
Eye-lash Extensions are expensive too, but somehow she has money for those.
Morons all. “100% renewable energy” cannot come even close to powering this country. But don’t confuse these imbeciles with scientific facts.
They’ve said that for the last 25 years.
Nancy will squash her like a bug. Nancy isn’t going to take this well. I think she has dirt on all the dems and uses it to keep them in line. I think she is a force to be reckoned with.
Enjoy, Nancy.
Oh please God, let the democrats create so much chaos within the party, it puts them into extinction.
Maybe she panhandled for enough money to buy a greyhound bus ticket.
MOVE OVER, NANCY!
Miss Socialist has every intention of making her presence known and every intention of making the nightly broadcast news!
She’s nothing if not a glory hound!
The dems have created these little bugs,there will be alot of them swarming on pelosi;)
Ted Olson: “The WH cannot get away with this...”
“This could happen to any journalist, the first amendment is one of our most important, blah, blah, blah.”
These people have so much dignity.
the dems will be in a majority...have less of a majority than the R’s have now, did anyone in the media call the R’s advantage “Substantial” over the last two years?
Batshit crazy.
Not to worry, Soros and/or Steyer will find her a nice little place so she’ll STFU and leave Nancy alone.
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