"House Republicans appointed several deeply conservative lawmakers from fossil fuel dependent states to a select committee Democrats launched this year to address climate change.

The GOP delegation will be led by Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves — who acknowledges the reality of climate change and has confronted sea level rise affecting his home state. But several other minority members of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis have questioned the scientific consensus linking burning fossil fuels to increasing temperatures and sea level rise. The panel will not include the only remaining House Republican actively pushing to tax carbon in order to reduce emissions.

In addition to Graves, McCarthy named Gary Palmer (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee and a Freedom Caucus member, to the panel. Also joining are fellow Freedom Caucus member, Rep. Morgan Griffith (Va.) and two freshmen — Reps. Kelly Armstrong (N.D.) and Carol Miller (W.Va.). The final Republican joining the ranks is Rep. Buddy Carter (Ga.)."

Anthony Adragna reports for Politico February 28, 2019. [2]

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