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David Sirota Jul 19, 2023

🚨NEWS: Amid record-breaking heat, Republicans are introducing legislation to block any president from declaring a climate emergency.

Fossil fuel donors funneled more than $5 million to the bill sponsors — and some of the lawmakers are oil/gas investors. https://www.levernews.com/new-gop-bill-would-curb-bidens-power-to-fight-climate-change/

New GOP Bill Would Curb Biden’s Power To Fight Climate Change

Republicans are trying to thwart the president’s power to declare a climate emergency amid record-breaking heat.

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Cat West

@davidsirota Remember when Florida Gov Scott wouldn’t allow anyone in his admin to use the words “Climate” or “Change” or “Global Warming”, and the knots they’d tie themselves into trying to discuss around the issue, while never touching the issue.