LCV Scores Suggest New Name For Farcical Climate Solutions Caucus - "Having It Both Ways Caucus"
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The Climate Solutions Caucus was conceived as a bipartisan center of gravity where political pragmatists in the U.S. House might break the logjam over action on global warming. Instead, the caucus is attracting more and more GOP members whose voting records carry a distinct tilt against action on the climate crisis.
Caucus Republicans averaged a scant 16 percent positive rating on the annual legislative scorecard of key environmental votes released by the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) on Tuesday. These are hardly mavericks keen to break party ranks over key environmental issues, let alone to embrace third-rail proposals like putting a price on carbon. So why have they enlisted?
The evidence suggests that most of the Republicans who populate this group hold imperiled seats in competitive or swing districts. They are using the big tent of the climate caucus to seek shelter from a possible storm of voter dissatisfaction with their party's refusal to systematically address climate change.
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A case in point, some say, is Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who once introduced legislation to abolish the EPA. "The supposed Climate Solutions Caucus is welcome to add any member they'd like—even climate deniers who propose legislation to terminate the EPA," said Sierra Club legislative director Melinda Pierce. "But, until the silent half of the caucus backs up the name of the caucus with actual votes for clean energy solutions and against the fossil fuel industry, being a member will be nothing more than a line on representatives' resumes."
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https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27022018/climate-solutions-caucus-congress-gop-voting-record-arctic-drilling-lcv-scores-election-challenge