Ocasio-Cortez slammed South Carolina Republican Jeff Duncan for his remarks during a heated debate over a bill on the House floor.
to"educate yourself" has gone viral on social media, where it has collected over 3.2 million views.
Duncan made the remark during a debate on the House floor over a bill asking the federal government"to approve a plan to increase drilling on federal lands and waters prior to any nonemergency drawdown" from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve [SPR] in non-emergency cases, as reported by. The bill would require an increase in the percentage of public lands and offshore waters leased to match any drawdown from the SPR.
Ocasio-Cortez proposed an amendment to the bill, introduced by House Energy and Commerce Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers on Thursday, arguing that leasing more land to fossil fuel companies would"guarantee that we will accelerate the devastating impact of climate change" and bring more profits to companies while not guaranteeing a drop in gas prices.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends a news conference with Democratic lawmakers about the Biden administration's border politics, outside the U.S. Capitol on January 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. A video of Ocasio-Cortez being told"educate yourself" has gone viral on social media.Duncan argued against Ocasio-Cortez point, telling her to"educate" herself about how the U.S. lowered its emissions in recent years.
"Educate yourself on that, then we have a better debate about future resources, future energy production. But this debate tonight is not about any of that.""I understand in this body it's not the first time that it seems as though the opposing side can't seem to be able to debate the issue and so they must come after my character," the congresswoman said.
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