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Green New Deal explained

The fuel industry is changing to meet the growing demand for clean energy. And now, lawmakers in Washington are proposing policy to further drive that transition. The Green New Deal, spearheaded by New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey, aims to convert U.S. infrastructure to 100 percent renewable energy in the next decade. While some are praising the deal for catapulting climate change into the national conversation, others are raising concerns about its potential high cost. Rhiana Gunn-Wright, policy director of "New Consensus" and one of the architects of the Green New Deal, explains how the policy will impact jobs and the economy.

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Dems could remain majority amid redistricting

Every 10 years, states are required to redraw or redistrict U.S. congressional and state legislature lines following the census. New York will drop to 26 seats in the House of Representatives after losing one in 2020. Redistricting could give Democrats the opportunity to hold on to their majority, but the party has previously been opposed to political gerrymandering and has criticized Republicans for using the practice. Colby Itkowitz, a national politics reporter for The Washington Post, joined CBSN's Ed O'Keefe to discuss that and more.

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