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February 25, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 34 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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THE GREEN NEW DEAL; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 34
(House of Representatives - February 25, 2019)

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                           THE GREEN NEW DEAL

  (Mr. FULCHER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FULCHER. Mr. Speaker, my Democratic colleagues have made public 
the details of the so-called Green New Deal. Among other things, if 
implemented over the next 10 years, it would eliminate the use of 
fossil fuels and nuclear power. That means our gasoline-powered 
vehicles and implements would be useless, and there would be no air 
travel.
  It would also require that virtually all building structures would be 
rebuilt or need to be remodeled. Every facet of life would be forced to 
change.
  The most frightening thing about this is that my colleagues 
sponsoring it are actually serious.
  Furthermore, the architects failed to explain how they are going to 
rebuild the economy they would decimate.
  Mr. Speaker, I would suggest the architects of this legislation 
change the color of the Green New Deal and call it the Red--as in stop 
sign red--New Disaster.

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