Congressional Democrats just admitted we can’t afford the Green New Deal

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Congressional Democrats just admitted we can’t afford the Green New Deal
by Katie Tahuahua
 | January 12, 2021 07:00 AM

 
Democrats accidentally showed their hand by voting for a new loophole to the U.S. House of Representatives budget rules.

The “pay as you go” rule, which imposes a modicum of fiscal restraint by requiring spending increases to be accompanied by spending cuts to keep the national deficit from growing, now specifically excludes climate change-related bills. In going forward with it, the House essentially admitted that we can’t afford the Green New Deal and that Democrats don’t want you to know how much it costs, either.

Carving out special treatment for big-government climate programs will give Congress license to spend with abandon on nominally ecofriendly initiatives without the slightest impact on climate change.

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