Sen. Sanders Attacks EPA Administrator Nominee: You ‘Did Not Mention the Word Climate Change’

‘You are the nominee to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency and you just in your opening statement did not mention the word climate change’

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SANDERS: "I found it interesting Mr. Wheeler, you are the nominee to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency and you just in your opening statement did not mention the word climate change. Now how does it happen that the nominee to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency does not mention the words climate change at a time when the scientific community thinks that climate change is the great environmental crisis facing this planet? Should the American people have confidence that you are going to help us deal with this global crisis?"
WHEELER: "Yes they should have confidence because we are moving forward to reduce CO2. Our ACE proposal will reduce CO2 approximate at the same levels that the clean power plan would have if it, if it had been implemented, and we're reducing CO2 from our CAFE standards, and we're also addressing greenhouse gases through our methane program as well."

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