MI SR0021

Opposes the Green New Deal as outlined in U.S. House Resolution 109 and U.S. Senate Resolution 59, which calls for eliminating greenhouse gas emissions through public works projects and federal regulation.

Objects to the Green New Deal's social provisions, including a basic income for able-bodied adults unwilling to work, characterizing them as contrary to traditional American principles.

Cites estimated costs of up to $93 trillion over 10 years, which would require crippling new taxes and debt.

Warns that excessive environmental regulation would harm trucking, automobile, and agriculture industries, putting countless jobs at risk and allowing federal regulation to override efficient market forces.

Expresses concern that the Green New Deal's goals may not be technologically feasible within the 10-year timeframe and directs copies of the resolution to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the House, and Michigan's congressional delegation.