WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont called for a political revolution on Monday night as he and other speakers urged approval of the Green New Deal, a sweeping plan to address climate change. Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, a co-sponsor of the Green New Deal, said Republicans who denounce the Green New Deal as socialism ignore more than a century of tax breaks for the oil industry. Sanders, Markey and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York headlined "The Road to the Green New Deal Tour" rally at Howard University that also featured Varshini Prakash, executive director of the Sunrise Movement, the group behind the Green New Deal. The rally comes as Sanders and others seeking the Democratic presidential nomination criticize former Vice President Joe Biden over his yet-to-be-released climate plan. Senators including Markey and Sanders unanimously shunned a chance to take up the Green New Deal in March.

Source: Economic Times May 14, 2019 01:30 UTC