Rep. Jared Huffman (D-MO) called out Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) on Tuesday after she incorrectly suggested that the Democrats’ Green New Deal plan will outlaw air travel.
At a U.S. House hearing for the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Cheney began her time with the assertion that all air travel will eventually be banned if Democrats are allowed to pass their Green New Deal proposal to combat climate change.
“I have to say that one of the issues that people are particularly concerned about is the extent to which we are no longer going to have air travel apparently,” Cheney opined.
The Wyoming Republican went on to ask one of the witnesses “how we will do that gradually.”
“I assume over the course of the 10 years, we would someone gradually work our way out of air travel,” Cheney said. “And it would have to also involve some sort of prioritization.”
After the witness explained that she was not a sponsor of the Green New Deal, Cheney continued to question other witnesses about air travel.
