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In reply to the discussion: Whoopi Goldberg Advises AOC To 'Sit Still,' 'Learn The Job' Before 'Pooping On People' [View all]loyalsister
(13,390 posts)Climate change has been an afterthought for far too long. Many Democrats have been necessarily fighting the old battles for so long that they seem to not have grasped the urgency of climate change.
The influence of the fossil fuel industry is institutional and someone is finally saying it loudly.
I get that it is hard to turn down the money but until they band together to reject the money and influence we are not going to have the political force willing to seriously consider what it might mean to have children and grandchildren living into the 2nd century of this millennium.
As for rookie mistakes about process bills originate in the House but ideas that inform them come from other branches. A lot of times the Senate tells the House what they will pass. It seems possible that she referenced that process and in the eagerness to pounce in her critics have used the most cynical interpretation.