Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas says the Green New Deal is damaging and irresponsible. He released the following statement after voting against the Green New Deal on Tuesday, Mar. 26:

“The Green New Deal is an irresponsible proposal that fails to recognize the significant advancements and efforts being made by Kansas farmers and ranchers to protect our soil, air and water. How we do things matters, and while we must continue working to conserve our environment, we ought to do so in a commonsense manner. Besides costing trillions of dollars, proposals contained in the Green New Deal would raise energy prices for Kansas families, harm small businesses and manufacturers and cost our state jobs.”

Moran says this so-called “deal” is a divisive step backward that takes away from serious policy discussions about efforts to address the changing climate. He says many coastal elites choose to overlook the significant contributions rural America makes to the issues facing our nation and he remains committed to working in a bipartisan way to support NASA, NOAA and the research they conduct in climate science for continued innovation.