Democrat $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill Fulfills AOC Dream of a Civilian Climate CorpsCharlie Spiering9 Aug 20210
Senate Democrats announced Monday they would include federal funding to create a new Civilian Climate Corps.
The program would use taxpayer dollars to pay for a host of young people to fight climate change, a longtime dream of socialist Democrats and environmental advocates. The exact cost has not been detailed, but Democrats said it would be part of $135 billion additional funding to the Department of Agriculture.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) first included the idea in the Green New Deal.
Ocasio-Cortez further detailed it in May, noting it would employ 1.5 million young Americans, paying them $15 an hour to “reduce carbon emissions, enable a transition to renewable energy, build healthier and more resilient communities, implement conservation projects with proven climate benefits, and help communities recover from climate disasters.”
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