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Ocasio-Cortez and Markey introduce Green New Deal resolution

On 7 February 2019 Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey introduced a non-binding Green New Deal resolution calling for a ten-year national mobilisation to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.

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On 7 February 2019 Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey introduced a non-binding Green New Deal resolution calling for a ten-year national mobilisation to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. Several leading Democratic presidential candidates endorsed it. The Senate version was defeated on a procedural vote in March 2019.

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Factrail. (2026). Ocasio-Cortez and Markey introduce Green New Deal resolution. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/ocasio-cortez-green-new-deal-resolution-2019-02-07

https://factrail.ai/facts/ocasio-cortez-green-new-deal-resolution-2019-02-07

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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