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hatrack

(59,587 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 05:16 PM Sep 2013

Freedumb! WV GOP Rep. Notes Climate Change Not "Caused By Us Burning Coal & Natgas In Our Autos"

"Is there something I can contribute? How can I take a business perspective to Congress?" During his presentation at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Business Summit Aug. 29, those are the questions Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., said he asked himself before re-entering the world of politics after being away for 16 years.

"I looked at the situation that was happening across the country after being out for 16 years and thought maybe it's time (to) quit worrying about ourselves and look at our country and our nation at what's happening," he said. McKinley found his platform through being a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

For his presentation, McKinley touched on several upcoming topics that will be discussed in Washington, including the climate, the budget, health care and immigration.

"I concur that there is climate change," McKinley said. "What I don't concur is that it's man-made and caused by us burning coal and natural gas in our automobiles. Is that contributing to it? Of course it is, but I believe that there are a lot of natural, cyclical things occurring from an engineering perspective that cause the climate change to occur across this country. It's not all driven by fossil fuels."

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http://www.statejournal.com/story/23348405/mckinley-climate-change-not-all-man-made

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Freedumb! WV GOP Rep. Notes Climate Change Not "Caused By Us Burning Coal & Natgas In Our Autos" (Original Post) hatrack Sep 2013 OP
"Is that contributing to it? Of course it is" well then DO something about it. arcane1 Sep 2013 #1
Holy shit--I hate to admit it, but Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #2
"natural, cyclical things" FTW! phantom power Sep 2013 #3
Unfortunately Asshat McKinley is my congress jerk Champion Jack Sep 2013 #4
 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
1. "Is that contributing to it? Of course it is" well then DO something about it.
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 05:22 PM
Sep 2013

"We're making it worse, thus we don't need to do anything"

Champion Jack

(5,378 posts)
4. Unfortunately Asshat McKinley is my congress jerk
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 09:42 AM
Sep 2013

He is a total whore for the extraction industry.
They snap their fingers and he bends over....

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