FTA: Republicans repeatedly used the hearing to criticize the Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal proposal. Hagel repeatedly pointed out that the hearing wasn't about the bill, but Kerry took the opportunity to defended the proposal and criticized Trump's leadership on the issue.
"We all have differences on one piece of legislation or another," Kerry said. "But in proposing what she has proposed together with Sen. (Ed) Markey, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez has in fact offered more leadership in one day or in one week than President Trump has in his lifetime on this subject."