Rep. Nancy Mace slams Green New Deal 2.0 as way for far left to reshape country

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., argued Tuesday on “America Reports” that Democrats reintroducing the Green New Deal “is about the far left trying to change and reshape our economy and our country in their socialist vision.”

Ocasio-Cortez noted that the two also unveiled legislation more than two years ago, now expanding that proposal. Ocasio-Cortez said during the news conference on Tuesday that the proposal "creates a plan for 20 million union jobs in the United States of America" to rebuild infrastructure and expand access to mass transit, among other things.  She noted that the legislation has 103 House cosponsors.  The broader idea of a Green New Deal, once an idea on the fringe of the party, has picked up mainstream Democratic support -- a sign of the Democratic Party’s lurch to the left in recent years. In fact, last month when President Biden released his sprawling proposal to rebuild the nation's crumbling infrastructure, it included pumping money into renewable energy and combating climate change. The $2.25 trillion measure will be funded largely by raising taxes on U.S. corporations.