Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says Biden's position on fracking doesn't bother her [View all]
Source: Washington Post
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who has introduced a bill to ban fracking by 2025, said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Biden’s position on fracking doesn’t bother her.
“Biden has made very clear that he does not agree with a fracking ban, and it will be a privilege to lobby him should we win the White House,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “But we need to focus on winning the White House first, and I’m happy to make my case, but I understand that we are in disagreement on that issue.”
She called Biden’s commitment to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels “an important first step.”
During last week’s final presidential debate, Biden asserted that he never said he opposed fracking and angrily rebutted the president’s claim that there was video evidence that he had. Conservatives also seized on Biden’s comment that he would “transition from the oil industry,” which he later sought to underscore would happen gradually.
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