Elizabeth Warren and Jay Inslee team up to demand climate change debate in Democratic primary

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elizabeth-warren-jay-inslee-climate-change-debate-sunrise-movement-dnc-a8947876.html?fbclid=IwAR0sFNZvpOaA5_If67uoEcw2Y-Fy1DZ3fFv4C64IcmyG0VftzXiZqm8NPu4

Clark Mindock
June 7, 2019

Elizabeth Warren and Washington governor Jay Inslee have found some common ground in their calls for an official Democratic debate on climate change heading into the 2020 election.

The moment of agreement came online after Mr Inslee tweeted that he had been informed by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) there would be no debate focusing on the topic.

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In further tweets, Mr Inslee said his team had been warned participating in other, non-DNC forums would disqualify him from future official debates. He continued to say Democratic voters list climate change as a top issue.

Ms Warren, a 2020 rival, then responded, saying that she agreed with the governor that a debate on the issue was of pressing importance.

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As it turns out, several presidential candidates in addition to Ms Warren and Mr Inslee have agreed that a climate change debate would be beneficial and important before voters cast their ballots starting next year.

Beto O’Rourke, who has released one of the most ambitious climate change proposals, has called for such a debate. Bernie Sanders, Kirsten Gillibrand, Michael Bennet, and Julian Castro have all also backed the idea in some form or another.

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