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by The Daily Dose | Updated on 2.8.19

\"The Green New Deal,\" proposed this week by Congressional Democrats including millennial superstar Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), is an ambitious plan meant to lay the groundwork for a host of legislative initiatives to come. It is definitely a must-watch piece of legislation -- for reasons you may not have considered.

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