Former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper criticized a liberal policy proposal saying, “If you look at the Green New Deal which I admire the sense of urgency and how important it is to do climate change, I’m a scientist, but we can’t promise every American a government job.” 

Facts First: This is almost true. While the Green New Deal does guarantee people jobs, it doesn’t specify they’d be government jobs.  

The Green New Deal is a proposed bill that is more a list of ideas than a hyper detailed proposal.

This 14-page piece of legislation touches on a wide range of topics including cutting carbon emissions and switching power generation to 100% renewables. It also does promise everyone in the US a job, but it does not specify that it would be with the government.  

Specifically, the legislation says it is: “guaranteeing a job with a family-sustaining wage, adequate family and medical leave, paid vacations, and retirement security to all people of the United States.” 

The bill also promises workplace safety laws, paid vacations, family and medical leave and it offers discrimination protections.