Rep. Rokita vs. a 'liberal scientist's hunch'
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita’s unwavering conviction on climate change isn’t particularly new.
The Brownsburg Republican will tell you as much. In fact, he once again told a legislative forum as much – “We’ve had this discussion a number of times, publicly,” Rokita said – a little over a week ago, when constituents grilled him on the topic April 15 in Crawfordsville.
Rokita’s defiance is just getting a fresh airing at a time when scientists take to the street to defend their work – not to mention that the 4th District congressman is positioning himself among fellow Republicans for a shot at Joe Donnelly, Indiana’s first term senator, in 2018.
Over the weekend, as mop-up work continued behind various March for Science events – including one that drew 400 people to Lafayette’s Riehle Plaza – a handful of Indiana bloggers picked up on the Cliff’s Notes version of Rokita’s comments the week before at Wabash College, letting them loose across social media over the weekend.
Read more: http://www.jconline.com/story/opinion/columnists/dave-bangert/2017/04/24/bangert-rokita-vs-liberal-scientists-hunch/100848374/
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