| | The NeverNancy movement was led by two white men, Seth Moulton and [[Tim Ryan]]. NeverPelosi Democrats vowed to "support new leadership because voters in hard-won districts, and across the country, want to see real change in Washington." For appearance sake they proposed replacing a woman with woman. Reps. [[Marcia Fudge]], [[Cheri Bustos]] and [[Karen Bass]] all were put forward.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/416836-insurgents-seek-female-challenger-to-replace-pelosi?amp</ref> Pelosi issued the obligatory charges of [[bigot]]ry, [[misogyny]], and [[sexism]].<ref>https://youtu.be/rBgKtbj167g</ref> | | The NeverNancy movement was led by two white men, Seth Moulton and [[Tim Ryan]]. NeverPelosi Democrats vowed to "support new leadership because voters in hard-won districts, and across the country, want to see real change in Washington." For appearance sake they proposed replacing a woman with woman. Reps. [[Marcia Fudge]], [[Cheri Bustos]] and [[Karen Bass]] all were put forward.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/416836-insurgents-seek-female-challenger-to-replace-pelosi?amp</ref> Pelosi issued the obligatory charges of [[bigot]]ry, [[misogyny]], and [[sexism]].<ref>https://youtu.be/rBgKtbj167g</ref> |
| − | [[Justice Democrats]], a group that backed Reps. [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] and [[Ayanna S. Pressley]], urged [[progressive]] Democrats to withhold their votes to {{quotebox|“extract concessions...[[Medicare For All]], rejecting corporate donations, free college, dismantling mass incarceration and mass deportation."}} As California burned, Ocasio-Cortez led a mob of [[environmentalist|tree huggers]] in a takeover of Pelosi's office. For years California has transferred money from forest management - removing dead trees - to social spending for Democrat vote-buying schemes. California was wracked by unprecedented wildfires taking scores of lives and burning down whole cities.<ref>https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2018/9/1/17800358/california-mendocino-wildfire-dead-trees</ref> | + | [[Justice Democrats]], a group that backed Reps. [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] and [[Ayanna S. Pressley]], urged [[progressive]] Democrats to withhold their votes to {{quotebox|“extract concessions...[[Medicare For All]], rejecting corporate donations, free college, dismantling mass incarceration and mass deportation."}} As California burned, Ocasio-Cortez led a mob of [[environmentalist|tree huggers]] in a takeover of Pelosi's office. For years California has transferred money from forest management - removing dead trees - to social spending for Democrat vote-buying schemes. California was wracked by unprecedented wildfires taking scores of lives and burning down whole cities.<ref>https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2018/9/1/17800358/california-mendocino-wildfire-dead-trees</ref> Pelosi agreed to the creation of [[Climate Crisis Committee]]. Its scope and mandate makes clear its vision: {{quotebox|"The select committee shall have authority to develop a detailed national, industrial, economic mobilization plan for the transition of the United States economy to become [[greenhouse gas]] emissions neutral and to significantly draw down greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and oceans and to promote economic and [[environmental justice]] and equality."}} The Green New Deal advances non-environmental projects, such as "social, economic, [[racial]], regional and gender-based justice."<ref>https://news.grabien.com/story-ocasio-cortezs-green-new-deal-radical-mandate-government-con</ref> Ocasio-Cortez's claims it will eliminate [[poverty]]: {{quotebox|"The Plan for a [[Green New Deal]] (and the draft legislation) shall recognize that a national, industrial, economic mobilization of this scope and scale is a historic opportunity to virtually eliminate poverty in the [[United States]] and to make prosperity, wealth and economic security available to everyone participating in the transformation."}} The new committee is responsible for creating a plan with draft legislation. The [[Green New Deal]] was introduced as H.Res.109 on February 7, 2019. Six weeks into Democrat control of the House it already claimed victory for destroying 25,000 jobs.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/tech/amazon-blasts-ocasio-cortez-says-we-dont-want-to-work-in-this-environment-in-the-long-term</ref> Rep. [[Carolyn Maloney]] of [[New York]], who supports the Green New Deal, was livid when her fellow [[communist]]s killed the prospect of [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] bringing its main headquarters to New York and creating 25,000 jobs with wages averaging $150,000.<ref>https://youtu.be/nnVS-Zah54k</ref> Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. [[Elizabeth Warren]] and Ocasio-Cortez took credit for killing the Amazon deal. |
| | + | [[CNN]] reported the fight over Amazon is the fight for the future of the Democratic Party. Ocasio-Cortez tweeted: {{quotebox|"Anything is possible: today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers & their neighbors defeated Amazon's corporate [[greed]], its worker exploitation, and the power of the richest man in the world."}} Warren tweeted {{quotebox|"How long will we allow giant [[corporation]]s to hold our democracy hostage?"}} Amazon was promised up to $1.5 billion in tax abatements in exchange for the promise of creating 25,000 jobs. Ocasio-Cortez believes a tax abatement is a bucket of cash the government can spend on subways or teachers. Warren called the tax incentives "bribes."<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/politics/amazon-aoc-democrats-future/index.html</ref> |