Formal Squad SOTU response: You're darned right we should defund the police -- and ban even more domestic oil production
ED MORRISSEY Mar 02, 2022 6:01 PM ET
Will the GOP send Rashida Tlaib a nice bouquet for all of the fodder she provided them in the midterms? The progressive House Democrat and Squad member delivered a ‘formal’ response to Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, in an effort that one House Democrat likened to “keying your own car.” Instead of speaking as “a lifelong Democrat,” however, Tlaib offered a response as a spokesperson for the Working Families Party.
At first, Tlaib sounded supportive notes about Biden, but it didn’t take long to contradict his SOTU message:
Speaking on behalf of the progressive Working Families Party, the “Squad” member mirrored many of the issues mentioned in Biden’s remarks, commending the administration for boosting the struggling economy and for quickly tackling the coronavirus pandemic through health care and financial relief. But the Michigan lawmaker quickly pivoted, homing in on talking points that the president either avoided, or had a differing opinion on.
Tlaib particularly focused on climate change, calling on Biden to ban federal fossil fuel leasing and to direct federal agencies to reject permits for new projects. In contrast, the president barely mentioned climate change ― which was at odds with his domestic agenda of making the biggest climate investment in U.S. history. …
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