(NPR) 'Green New Deal' Leaders See Biden Climate Plans As A Victory, Kind Of

'Green New Deal' Leaders See Biden Climate Plans As A Victory, Kind Of

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks with other Democratic members of Congress outside of the Democratic National Headquarters in November, urging then-President-elect Biden to address the climate crisis.



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