Claim: John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, says he "never supported the Green New Deal" though he does support a longer-term transition away from fossil fuels. Nonetheless, a TV ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee argues that Fetterman is "too radical" and misleadingly tries to put a price tag on his position, saying that Fetterman has "embraced parts of the Green New Deal that'd cost you 50,000 bucks a year."
Fact-check: NRSC's Misleading Green New Deal Attack on Fetterman - FactCheck.org
Verdict: john fetterman, the democratic nominee for u.s. senate in pennsylvania, says he "never supported the green new deal" though he does support a longer-term transition away from fossil fuels. nonetheless, a tv ad from the national republican senatorial committee argues that fetterman is "too radical" and misleadingly tries to put a price tag on his position, saying that fetterman has "embraced parts of the green new deal that'd cost you 50,000 bucks a year."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2022-06-17T14:19:22