Tom Suozzi is generally thought of as a pretty conservative Democrat, but when it comes to action on Climate Change... the guy loves his familyWhen AOC first announced the Green New Deal resolution on February 7, she quickly garnered 65 co-sponsors in the House. Exactly 10 days later I count 87, including AOC, in total. Still no Republicans. That is scary. But all kinds of Democrats-- mostly progressives, of course, but I noticed a New Dem signed on and there's even a Blue Dog on the list. These are the most recent co-sponsors, each having signed on despite Pelosi's old-and-in-the-way hostility and belittlement.
• Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)• Joe Kennedy III (D-MA)• Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)• John Sarbanes (D-MD)• Adam Smith (D-WA)• Jackie Speier (D-CA)• Karen Bass (D-CA)• Nanette Barragan (D-CA)• Lacy Clay (D-MO)• Elijah Cummings (D-MD)• Danny Davis (D-IL)• Bill Keating (D-MA)• Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)• Nita Lowey (D-NY)• Grace Napolitano (D-CA)• David Price (D-NC)• Linda Sanchez (D-CA)• Bobby Scott (D-VA)• Tom Suozzi (New Dem-NY)• Eric Swalwell (D-CA)• Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
OK, so here's AOC's original graphic with the immediate co-sponsors. You can click on it and it will get bigger. Look for your congresscritter on the graphic and on on the list above. Don't see him or her? You should call and tell the office how important you think the Green New Deal is and how important to you their support would be. Let them know you are a voter who takes Climate Change into account at the polls-- and when you contribute to campaigns.The freshman non-cosponsors who campaigned on the importance of dealing with climate change, as most of them did, should be asked why they're withholding their support. I just noticed, in fact, that none of the 11 freshmen who joined the Blue Dogs are on board. And the only freshmen New Dems who are co-sponsors are Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL) and Veronica Escobar (TX). The rest of 'em... MIA. And, sure, some of them are hostile to anything smacking of progressivism-- Elissa Slotkin, Max Rose, Mike Sherrill, Abigail Spanberger, Ben McAdams, Ann Kirkpatrick, Kendra Horn, Anthony Brindisi, the real bottom of the barrel. But some of those right-of-center and centrist freshmen seemed very eager to talk about Climate Change and Global Warming during the campaign, some even with a sense of sincerity-- like Sean Casten (IL), Joe Cunningham (SC), Katie Hill (CA), Josh Harder (CA), Harley Rouda (CA), Katie Porter (CA). That bunch are all worth talking to (politely) and urging them to help, not stand in the way. Because, even if Chris Hayes' diktat was meant for presidential candidates, it's going to be fully in play during congressional primary season as well.
