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Sen. Feinstein Dismisses Youth Activists’ Call for Green New Deal

HeadlineFeb 25, 2019

California Senator Dianne Feinstein is coming under fire after a video showing her interaction with a group of youth climate activists, some as young as 7 years old, went viral over the weekend. In the video, Feinstein dismisses the students’ demands to take action on climate change, including supporting the Green New Deal, which was recently introduced as a resolution by New York Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey.

Youth activist: “Scientists have said that we have 12 years to turn this around.”

Sen. Dianne Feinstein: “Well, it’s not going to get turned around in 10 years. What we can do is put ourselves”—

Morissa Zuckerman: “Senator, if this doesn’t get turned around in 10 years, you’re looking at the faces of the people who are going to be living with these consequences.”

Magdalena: “The government is supposed to be for the people, by the people and all for the people.”

Sen. Dianne Feinstein: “You know what’s interesting about this group is, I’ve been doing this for 30 years. I know what I’m doing. You come in here, and you say, 'It has to be my way or the highway.'”

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