Washington, D.C. — With Abdul El-Sayed winning the Democratic nomination for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, Michigan families deserve to know the socialist energy record behind the candidate. El-Sayed has spent years championing the Green New Deal, demanding a rushed transition to 100 percent unreliable energy, and supporting the shutdown of the Line 5 pipeline.
"Abdul El-Sayed may have won the Democratic nomination, but Michigan families would lose under the insane Green New Deal he has proudly championed," said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director of Power The Future. "Our research found the Green New Deal would cost a typical Michigan household nearly $75,000 in the first year alone, but El-Sayed doesn't seem to care. If you want to see what El-Sayed's agenda would do to America, look no further than the disaster in Cuba."
El-Sayed's radical energy record includes:
Claiming time was running out: In a 2019 Guardian column endorsing the Green New Deal, El-Sayed wrote, "Climate scientists suggest we have 11 years to act until the global consequences of climate change are irreversible."
Demanding 100 percent unreliable energy: During his 2018 campaign for governor, El-Sayed called for Michigan to reach 100 percent "renewable" energy by 2030, a deadline now less than four years away.
Supporting the shutdown of Line 5: El-Sayed's current campaign platformstates plainly, "I support shutting down Line 5."
In 2020 Power The Future, along with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, released a study on the cost of the Green New Deal. It found the cost to a household in Michigan would be $74,470 in just the first year with an additional $47,000 a year for 5 years after.
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