Youth Climate Activists Demanding Green New Deal Arrested for Sit-In at McConnell's Office

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By Common DreamsFeb 26, 2019, 10:26 am220 pts
By Jessica Corbett Hundreds of Kentucky high school students and climate campaigners with the youth-led Sunrise Movement descended on the Capitol Hill office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday to deliver 100,000 petition signatures and stage a sit-in to make clear to lawmakers that…

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