Beto O'Rourke's first official policy plan is a doozy

Beto O'Rourke.
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Brace yourselves. Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke is now officially on the policy train.

The early stages of O'Rourke's campaign were considered to be largely about optics, leading to some criticism that the former congressman from Texas was more style than substance. But on Monday, O'Rourke released a four-pillar bill proposal to fight climate change just before a tour of Yosemite National Park. Based on the price tag alone, it appears to be one of the most ambitious policy proposals on any issue announced by a 2020 candidate so far.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.