In a 60 Minutes nterview on Oct. 13 with Leslie Stahl, Donald Trump wore his ignorance and philistine tendencies like a badge of honor. Responding to Stahl's asking if he were a climate-change denier, he said he believed out climate had changed, but that it could very well go back.
Article 1 Section 8 Clause 8 of our Constitution gives Congress the power to promote the progress of science and the useful arts. Convincing someone as intellectually recalcitrant as Donald Trump of the reality and permanence of climate change, and of humanity's contributions to it, would be an herculean task. But before Mr. Trump celebrates the return of the dinosaur, perhaps the House Energy Committee and its Subcommittee on the Environment, could clue him in.
By my count, there at least 89 Subcommittees within the standing Committees in our House of Representatives. Controlling even a few of them - let's say Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, or Communications and Technology - could make a significant difference in our lives.
Of course, that would require that we recapture at least 23 seats in the House ...
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