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Ted Cruz: The advocates of the Green New Deal like to pitch their proposals in high sounding rhetoric, but the reality of their…

On the recordSeptember 21, 2021
The advocates of the Green New Deal like to pitch their proposals in high sounding rhetoric, but the reality of their proposals are that they would do four things.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cruz criticizes the Green New Deal for its negative impacts on various socioeconomic groups.

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