"Sen. Chris Van Hollen likes the Green New Deal and plans to soon support its ambitious vision of fighting climate change.
But first, the Maryland Democrat has to get a couple of things in order — such as finishing up a related measure that would impose a price on carbon emissions.
'I intend to co-sponsor the bill in the coming weeks when I also introduce 'cap and dividend' legislation,' wrote Van Hollen in a Twitter post earlier this month.
His conditional support is emblematic of where things stand in the ongoing effort by environmental activists to recruit more congressional co-sponsors for a symbolic resolution in support of the Green New Deal."
Mark K. Matthews and Adam Aton report for ClimateWire March 21, 2019.
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"GOP Uses Green New Deal To Hurt Democrats As It Plots To Retake California House Seats" (CNBC)
"Campaign 2020: Trump's GOP Rival Pitches Himself To Climate Advocates" (ClimateWire)
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