Senator of Katrina-ravaged Louisiana tries to block climate change response centers

So, whore-soiling douchebag Sen. David Vitter is also a climate-change denialist. Nice.

Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) is trying to prevent the United States from being ready for the next Hurricane Katrina. Vitter, who denies the human influence on global warming, has submitted an amendment (S. Amdt. 2450) to the Interior appropriations bill (H.R. 2996) to block funding for centers that study and prepare for the impacts of climate change:

SEC. 423. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO DEVELOP REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE OFFICES.

No funds made available by this Act may be used to develop Regional Climate Change offices within the Department of the Interior. …

Senator of Katrina-ravaged Louisiana tries to block climate change response centers via Climate Progress

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