ON THE GREEN NEW DEAL, DEMOCRATS EMBRACE THE FIERCE URGENCY OF MAYBE LATER:

But if the measure is simply a resolution laying out goals, why can’t all members of the Senate say whether or not they support the goals now, as Markey, Ocasio-Cortez, and the Senate Democrats running for president had done when the Green New Deal was first introduced? “We haven’t had any witnesses or expertise or science,” Markey replied. “It’s a perversion of the political process to not have hearings on legislation before you bring it out. I want hearings.”

Huh – I can remember when Markey rejected the opinions of witnesses and scientists on this very topic.