John Cornyn "Takes On" Climate Collapse With Bullshit (Taxes Bad!! Technology!! Carbon Capture!!)

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Texas Senator John Cornyn said Thursday it was time for the United States to take action on climate change, throwing weight behind a growing body of Republicans calling for legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

"There is a growing consensus the days of ignoring this issue are over," Cornyn, the former Republican majority whip, said in a conference call with reporters. "If we all agree that reducing emissions is important I think we have a better way of approaching that than the Green New Deal."

The Green New Deal is a proposal from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., to rapidly shift the U.S. economy away from fossil fuels, which now counts more than 100 Democratic co-sponsors in the House and Senate, including presidential candidates Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren. Cornyn is readying to introduce his own legislation on climate change, which he described as "an innovation agenda" to expand federal funding for research into carbon capture technology.

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But Cornyn said if Democrats and Republicans could come together on legislation he thought Trump would sign it. "I'm not sure on his list of priorities where he would put (greenhouse gas emissions)," Cornyn said. "I think he would come along, if Congress was to put a bill on his desk."

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https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Cornyn-says-days-of-ignoring-climate-change-are-13848205.php

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