Senators launch bipartisan climate change initiative

"For too long, Washington has been paralyzed by partisan gamesmanship, unable to have productive conversations about our changing climate," said Braun, a freshman lawmaker."Through this caucus we can have real conversations about protecting our environment, securing American’s energy future and protecting American manufacturing jobs."

The senators are planning on filling the caucus with an equal number of Republicans and Democrats, who have not yet been announced. The group will first meet with scientists, policy experts and business leaders to try to find common ground and move forward from there. The senators said that the group will only move forward with ideas if there is unanimous consent.

"Bipartisan ideas already exist — from improving energy efficiency and investing in R&D to supporting energy security and workforce development. This caucus will provide a forum through which we can advance proposals like these into law and finally do what the American people expect and deserve — act,” says Coons.

There is already Climate Solutions Caucus in the House, with 63 members — 22 Republicans and 41 Democrats. When asked how the Senate caucus will address existing ideas, such as the Green New Deal, the senators said that the caucus was more focused on specific policy proposals rather than the broad-strokes ideological platform.

Braun chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, while Coons introduced the Climate Action Rebate Act in July.

Well, first we need to get the Republicans to understand and believe in science.

Rare potential good news.

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