- Her move came days before Biden is to release his own climate proposal
- Ocasio-Cortez called Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's climate plan 'the most serious + comprehensive one to address our crisis in the 2020 field'
- It's not the first time she has clashed with Biden on the issue
- And it's another sign from Ocasio-Cortez that she plans to make her weight felt in the battle for the right to take on President Donald Trump next yeardailymail
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Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's climate plan as 'the most serious + comprehensive one to address our crisis in the 2020 field.'
She praised its meeting of 'key marks,' including 'being big enough, fast enough, economically stimulating for working people, acknowledges injustice + w/ an eye to make communities whole' in a tweet on Saturday.
Using her bully pulpit as the social media star of the Democratic party is a power play by Ocasio-Cortez.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez turned her fire power on Joe Biden when she gave her blessing to a little known 2020 candidate's environmental plan
Her endorsement comes as Biden, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, has promised to reveal his own environmental plan by the end of the month.
It's not the first time the young, freshman lawmaker from New York has clashed with the 76-year-old former vice president on climate issues.dailymail
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