| Clip Of EPA Administrator Confirmation Hearing
Report Video IssueEPA Nominee Andrew Wheeler: I Believe Climate Change Is Real
2019-01-16T10:54:51-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/c7c/20190116105727011_hd.jpgSenator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) presses Andrew Wheeler, the EPA administrator nominee, about his beliefs on climate change and the rise in sea levels. He asks Mr. Wheeler if he thinks climate change is a hoax as President Trump has indicated. Mr. Wheeler responds saying, "I believe climate change is real and I believe man has an impact on it." He goes on to state, "I have not used the hoax word myself." In addition, Wheeler says he would not call climate change "the greatest crisis" facing the planet but a huge issue that needs to be addressed globally.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) presses Andrew Wheeler, the EPA administrator nominee, about his beliefs on climate change and the rise in sea… read more
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) presses Andrew Wheeler, the EPA administrator nominee, about his beliefs on climate change and the rise in sea levels. He asks Mr. Wheeler if he thinks climate change is a hoax as President Trump has indicated. Mr. Wheeler responds saying, "I believe climate change is real and I believe man has an impact on it." He goes on to state, "I have not used the hoax word myself." In addition, Wheeler says he would not call climate change "the greatest crisis" facing the planet but a huge issue that needs to be addressed globally. close
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- Andrew Wheeler Administrator Environmental Protection Agency
- John A. Barrasso M.D. U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Wyoming
- Cory Booker U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] New Jersey
- John Boozman U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Arkansas
- Mike Braun U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Indiana
- Shelley Moore Capito U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] West Virginia
- Ben Cardin U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Maryland
- Tom Carper U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Delaware
- Kevin Cramer U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] North Dakota
- Tammy Duckworth U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Illinois
- Joni Ernst U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Iowa
- James M. Inhofe U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Oklahoma
- Edward J. Markey U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Massachusetts
- Jeff Merkley U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Oregon
- Mike Rounds U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] South Dakota
- Bernie Sanders U.S. Senator (Class 1) [I] Vermont
- Dan Sullivan U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Alaska
- Chris Van Hollen U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Maryland
- Sheldon Whitehouse U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Rhode Island