MARKEY, JAYAPAL REINTRODUCE GREEN NEW DEAL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO INVEST IN STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, AND A LIVABLE FUTURE

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:

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Washington (July 30, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and the Environment and Public Works Committee, alongside Congresswoman Jayapal (WA-07) today reintroduced the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act, legislation that would infuse $1.6 trillion over the next decade to transform our public school system - investing in students, educators, and infrastructure - and respond to the climate crisis.

"Every student in America deserves to learn in a school that lifts them up, not one that's falling down. Across the country, kids are trying to learn in buildings with b...