GOP Rep. John Curtis: Republicans Made a Terrible Mistake by Allowing To Be Branded as Not Caring or Denying the Science

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Yours truly ░░░░░░░░ heat wave roasting the ░░░░░░░░ this weekend It s ░░░░░░░░ harder to deny the ░░░░░░░░ real effects of a ░░░░░░░░ warming planet but now ░░░░░░░░ newly announced conservative climate ░░░░░░░░ hopes to bring more ░░░░░░░░ to the table before ░░░░░░░░ really is too late ░░░░░░░░ me now is Utah ░░░░░░░░ congressman J Curtis who ░░░░░░░░ he s just the ░░░░░░░░ to lead this charge ░░░░░░░░ I m thrilled to ░░░░░░░░ you here And kudos ░░░░░░░░ trying to bring this ░░░░░░░░ your party You got ░░░░░░░░ know there are a ░░░░░░░░ of people on your ░░░░░░░░ of the aisle who ░░░░░░░░ climate change deniers and ░░░░░░░░ resist the ideology of ░░░░░░░░ I want you to ░░░░░░░░ a look at Ron ░░░░░░░░ s reaction at a ░░░░░░░░ in June I ll ░░░░░░░░ your reaction on the ░░░░░░░░ side I don t ░░░░░░░░ about you guys but ░░░░░░░░ thiclimate change is Bleep ░░░░░░░░ is I have known ░░░░░░░░ for years CO2 is ░░░░░░░░ lagging from temperature As ░░░░░░░░ climate increases in temperature ░░░░░░░░ unlocks the co 2 ░░░░░░░░ in the ocean So ░░░░░░░░ are we doing here ░░░░░░░░ when those voices are ░░░░░░░░ loudest in your caucus ░░░░░░░░ are you going to ░░░░░░░░ that divide First of ░░░░░░░░ hello from Utah s ░░░░░░░░ congressional district It s ░░░░░░░░ delight to be with ░░░░░░░░ My theory is that ░░░░░░░░ vast number of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ deeply about this Earth ░░░░░░░░ want to not only ░░░░░░░░ our part we want ░░░░░░░░ do far more than ░░░░░░░░ As evidenced to that ░░░░░░░░ caucus Ta you talked ░░░░░░░░ it just started two ░░░░░░░░ ago 66 members of ░░░░░░░░ House of Representatives that ░░░░░░░░ a third of our ░░░░░░░░ conference have joined that ░░░░░░░░ I feel like as ░░░░░░░░ Republican we have made ░░░░░░░░ tshl mistake by allowing ░░░░░░░░ to be branded as ░░░░░░░░ caring or denying the ░░░░░░░░ And it s my ░░░░░░░░ to Prue it s ░░░░░░░░ true We do care ░░░░░░░░ We have a lot ░░░░░░░░ good ideas ourselves You ░░░░░░░░ a huge mission before ░░░░░░░░ I assure you Study ░░░░░░░░ study shows black Hispanic ░░░░░░░░ indigenous communities are hardest ░░░░░░░░ by climate change It ░░░░░░░░ 3 degrees warmer than ░░░░░░░░ red line areas how ░░░░░░░░ environmental equity be centered ░░░░░░░░ your climate caucus I ░░░░░░░░ it s impossible to ░░░░░░░░ about improvements to the ░░░░░░░░ without positively impacting these ░░░░░░░░ Now we have to ░░░░░░░░ careful We know about ░░░░░░░░ this power generation is ░░░░░░░░ But there s a ░░░░░░░░ of ideas I think ░░░░░░░░ of the mistakes we ░░░░░░░░ made as Republicans is ░░░░░░░░ re good at telling ░░░░░░░░ away we don t ░░░░░░░░ and don t want ░░░░░░░░ do but I m ░░░░░░░░ ready