Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez to introduce measure to declare climate change an official emergency: report
By Marina Pitofsky - 07/08/19 08:59 PM EDT
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are set to introduce on Tuesday a joint resolution with Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), declaring climate change an official emergency, The Guardian reported on Monday
The resolution reportedly reads, “The global warming caused by human activities, which increase emissions of greenhouse gases, has resulted in a climate emergency†that “severely and urgently impacts the economic and social well-being, health and safety, and national security of the United States."
It also “demands a national, social, industrial, and economic mobilization of the resources and labor of the United States at a massive-scale.â€
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