Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a 2020 hopeful, says it's time for a President and administration that 'doesn't govern by chaos, and that's what they've been doing'
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, like all but two Senate Democrats, chose this week to vote"present" on the Green New Deal -- the anti-climate change infrastructure plan put forward by progressive Democrats.
Now, the Minnesota Democrat and presidential candidate, has released a concrete infrastructure plan that focuses less on transforming the country in the face of the existential threat of climate change and more on the immediate, everyday pain of congestion and threat of dangerous roads.Progressives in the party like freshman New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez see an existential threat from climate change and emissions that must be addressed boldly and immediately. 'use strict';CNN.
AOC goes off after critics mock Green New Deal 01:43Klobuchar, meanwhile, who is charting a moderate, problem-solver course, is looking for funding to put money in the Highway Trust Fund, which was created in 1956 to preserve Eisenhower's highway system and funded largely by gas taxes that have fallen short in recent years.
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