Senate Shoots Down $94 Trillion Green New Deal, 57 to 0
Posted on 03/27/2019
The U.S. Senate voted down U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal. The tally was 57 (No) to 0 (Yes). 0 Democrats voted for the deal. 43 senators voted present.
Democratic Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia; Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona; and Doug Jones of Alabama all voted no as did Independent Senator Angus King.
Even Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts, a co-sponsor of the original resolution, did not vote “Yes” on the bill.
