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Today is a historic day and a landmark achievement for organizers and countless young people as we officially open the American Climate Corps to the public," AOC began to rapturous applause.Biden unveiled a staggering $7 billion in grant funding for solar power under the Inflation Reduction Act and the American Climate Corps is a specially designed program beloved by youth climate groups.From Occupy Democratics:Democratic star Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivers a show-stopping Earth Day speech for President Biden, touting his historic climate change announcement."I want to thank President Biden for working with us to take swift and and bold executive action to protect the planet by launching the American Climate Corps and also for investing billions in clean resilient energy via the Solar for All competition among so many other climate victories," AOC said."As you'll hear in today's announcement, it is no accident that this president is overseeing the single biggest federal investment in tackling the climate crisis in our nation's history," she continued."Over just the past few months President Biden has paused new natural gas exports, vastly expanded the conservation of our public lands in Alaska and he has overseen tens of billions of dollars in climate investments across the United States," she went on."Today also serves as a reminder of the power of organizing, of what we can accomplished when young people, climate advocates, labor organizers, and working people of all backgrounds come together to demand the future we all deserve," she added. ... See MoreSee Less