Republicans still won’t say it: climate change is real

Environment and Public Works: Senate Committee · January 13, 2026

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Opening: facts and framing

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Unidentified Speaker opened by asserting basic, widely accepted facts — that the world is round, water freezes at 32°F — and used them to frame the core claim that "the climate is changing." The speaker positioned this as the foundation for the rest of the remarks.

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An unnamed speaker delivered a floor speech asserting that climate change is real, human-caused by fossil fuel emissions, and urged Congress to protect legislatively mandated climate research; the speaker cited historical science, industry memos, NASA statements, and economic impacts on insurance and property values, and introduced a non-voted resolution.

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