On June 11, freshman U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Tulsa, took to the House floor to demand — nay, to demand! — that President Barack Obama apologize to Oklahomans for not spending more on weather research.
“This
president spends 30 times as much money on global warming research as
he does on weather forecasting and warning. For this gross
misallocation, the people of Oklahoma are ready to accept the
president’s apology, and I intend to submit legislation to fix this,”
said the congressman.
A
member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, he noted
temperatures were warmer than they are today during the Medieval Warm
Period and cooler during the Little Ice Age, times that Bridenstine
pointed out were “long before cars, power plants or the Industrial
Revolution.”
So there you have it: debate over. Curiously, there’s still no word on when we’re getting that White House apology.
