Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he would "absolutely" have a conversation with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about the Green New Deal.
"I think having a conversation about the Green New Deal is a good thing — and to do it in a thoughtful and a polite and a respectful way," Perry said during a panel at CERAWeek by IHS Markit.
"Just because someone doesn't agree with what I believe in, or I don't agree with their take, doesn't mean we don't need to continue to have a conversation," Perry said. "I think it's wise to have those."
Perry said he had a conversation with a young entrepreneur a few days ago about setting up a meeting with Ocasio-Cortez.
"I don't think that the representative should be castigated and pushed aside just on the face of her comments relative to that she wants to live in a place where there's clean air and clean water. So do I," he said.
Perry said one of the things he would like to speak to Ocasio-Cortez about is how U.S. liquefied natural gas can help reduce carbon emissions.
The boom in U.S. natural gas production is one of the biggest factors in the decline of coal in America's power sector. The U.S. is now aiming to become a major exporter of LNG, or natural gas chilled to liquid form for transport oversea.
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