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First Congressional District Republican Rep. Blake Moore, who represents Summit County in Congress, says the Republican Party cannot sit on the sidelines of the climate change debate and stressed the need for the GOP to “change that narrative” as the United States explores ways to lower carbon emissions.
Moore made the comments during a virtual town hall discussion Monday, co-hosted by the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and the American Conservation Coalition. Moore noted the Citizens’ Climate Lobby was one of the first groups he met with last year after winning the nomination for his congressional seat.
“It wasn’t big, just a dozen or so people who are very active in Utah, but it meant a lot to me,” he said. “It showed me how important this issue is to people and I’m excited to be a conservative voice in that space.”
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Freshman 1st Congressional District Republican Rep. Blake Moore recently finished his first three months in office, summing up the initial approximately 90 days in Washington as a “very difficult quarter.”
In an interview with The Park Record, Moore said the mood has become better recently with the removal of fences after the insurrection in early January and as Congress moves on after the second impeachment of former President Trump.
But the Republicans and Democrats are not working well together, he said. Moore said the GOP loss of control of the Senate is detrimental to the system of checks and balances. He said President Biden would not be aggressively pushing such a progressive agenda if there was what Moore sees as better balance.
Rep. Newhouse says he is not resigning after call from GOP chairs over impeachment vote
Six Republican chairs said in a letter that Washington Rep. Newhouse s vote to impeach endorses and perpetuates another abuse of the impeachment process. Author: Megan Carroll Updated: 4:38 PM PST January 25, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash. Washington Representative Dan Newhouse (R – WA 04) said in a statement on Monday that he is not resigning after facing criticism from six leaders of Republican groups across the state over his vote to impeach President Donald Trump.
In a statement issued on Jan. 13, Newhouse said in part that a vote against this impeachment is a vote to validate the unacceptable violence we witnessed in our nation s capital [sic], referring to the mob of Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
How Indiana s Congressional delegation voted on Electoral College certification objections Kaitlin Lange and Lawrence Andrea, Indianapolis Star
Congress certifies Biden s electoral college win
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Several members of Indiana s Congressional delegation voted to object to the certification of Electoral College votes after a day of violence in Washington D.C.
Congress confirmed President-elect Joe Biden s victory early Thursday after a day of violence in Washington D.C. and dozens of Republicans voted to object to the results in certain battleground states.
Sen. Mike Braun had planned to object to President-elect Joe Biden s Electoral College victory, but after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol earlier Wednesday, he voted against objecting to the result in Arizona, one of the battleground states he had planned to dispute. Sen. Todd Young also voted against the objection.
Walorski declined The Tribune s request to be interviewed Thursday but released a statement. Those who invaded the Capitol and assaulted law enforcement officers must be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law, she said in the statement.
Walorski was one of the 147 Congressional members who voted to object to Electoral College results in Arizona and Pennsylvania.
President Trump for weeks unsuccessfully challenged Joe Biden s victory with baseless accusations and tried to overturn the results in a handful of states, despite no evidence of widespread fraud.
Indiana s two senators, Todd Young and Mike Braun, voted against the objections. Braun started Wednesday saying he intended to support the move but reversed course after Trump supporting rioters stormed into the Capitol.