Beto O'Rourke Is 'Supportive Of The Concept' Of A Green New Deal

Beto O’Rourke is the latest potential 2020 presidential candidate to get behind a Green New Deal.

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) delivering his
concession speech after narrowly losing his race against
 Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in November. A spokesperson
 for O’Rourke said he is “supportive of the concept” of
a Green New Deal and “how it invests in green jobs.”

In a statement to HuffPost, a spokesman for O’Rourke, whose high-profile bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) propelled the former House Democrat from Texas onto the national stage last year, said he is “supportive of the concept” of a Green New Deal and “how it invests in green jobs.”

“[He] is looking forward to engaging more on the issue as it continues to develop,” Chris Evans, a spokesman for O’Rourke, said by email Friday. “As he mentioned while traveling to every county across Texas during his senate campaign, he’s proud to come from a renewable energy producing state that is number one in wind power production, number one in wind power jobs and number one in solar energy potential.”

Three days ago, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who on Monday announced the launch of an exploratory committee for a presidential bid, told Axios she supports the “idea” of a Green New Deal.

Read the Huffington Post story by Alexander C. Kaufman  - “Beto O'Rourke Is 'Supportive Of The Concept' Of A Green New Deal.”