The Energy 202: We asked Texas Republicans about Harvey and climate change. Only one answered.

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The Energy 202: We asked Texas Republicans about Harvey and climate change. Only one answered.

By Dino Grandoni August 30 at 9:02 AM

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The Energy 202 reached out all 38 members of Texas delegation to ask about that and other issues related to Harvey (follow The Post's comprehensive coverage here) as they prepare to return to Washington.

Only one Republican, Rep. Lamar Smith, responded to defend his 2013 vote. "It is my hope that our funding package for aiding those affected by Harvey doesn't include funding unrelated to damage caused by the storm,” said Smith, who is the chairman of the House Science Committee and a frequent critic of federal climate scientists. “The Sandy bill was used as an opportunity for fiscally irresponsible politicians to exploit natural disaster spending in order to fund pet projects with taxpayer money.”
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Energy & environmental reporter for @washingtonpost and newsletter writer for @PowerPost. Follow @dino_grandoni

[tonyt53]

1. Wonder if these guys will want to ban FEMA from TX, from their FEMA camp fears.