… at any serious level, and then, only if enough Republicans get thrown out of the House to allow committee work and legislation to happen. From The Hill:<\/p>\n
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans have rebuffed Democrats\u2019 bid to require the high-profile panel to hold hearings on links between climate change, extreme weather and threats to coastal areas.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday the Committee, along party lines, voted down Democratic amendments to its formal oversight plan for the 113th Congress. <\/p>\n
One defeated amendment, from Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), would have required hearings on the role of climate change in drought, heat waves, wildfires, reduced crop yields and other effects.<\/p>\n
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A second defeated amendment, by Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), called for hearings on climate-related coastal threats including sea-level rise, more frequent and intense storms, and ocean acidification.<\/p>\n
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More votes \u2013 with a similar outcome \u2013 are expected when the meeting to approve the oversight plan resumes next week. <\/p>\n
Waxman is offering a third amendment calling for a hearing on recent reports that warn, \u201cthe window for action to prevent irreversible harm from climate change is closing rapidly.\u201d<\/p>\n
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In case you are reading this 40 years
ago<\/del> hence<\/em> from a refugee camp somewhere inland from the flooded East Coast urban zone, these are the people who’s children you should find in order to demand your explanation:<\/p>\nFred Upton (MI)- Chairman
\nRalph Hall (TX)
\nJoe Barton (TX) – Chairman Emeritus
\nEd Whitfield (KY)
\nJohn Shimkus (IL)
\nJoseph R. Pitts (PA)
\nGreg Walden (OR)
\nLee Terry (NE)
\nMike Rogers (MI)
\nTim Murphy (PA)
\nMichael C. Burgess (TX)
\nMarsha Blackburn (TN)
\nPhil Gingrey (GA)
\nSteve Scalise (LA)
\nBob Latta (OH)
\nCathy McMorris Rodgers (WA)
\nGregg Harper (MS)
\nLeonard Lance (NJ)
\nBill Cassidy (LA)
\nBrett Guthrie (KY)
\nPete Olson (TX)
\nDavid McKinley (WV)
\nCory Gardner (CO)
\nMike Pompeo (KS)
\nAdam Kinzinger (IL)
\nMorgan Griffith (VA)
\nGus Bilirakis (FL)
\nBill Johnson (OH)
\nBilly Long (MO)
\nRenee Ellmers (NC)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"… at any serious level, and then, only if enough Republicans get thrown out of the House to allow committee work and legislation to happen. From The Hill: House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans have rebuffed Democrats\u2019 bid to require the high-profile panel to hold hearings on links between climate change, extreme weather and threats … Continue reading Republicans: US Government will wait 2 more years to address climate change<\/span>