Pelosi Picks Kathy Castor To Lead Select Committee On Climate Change

"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appointed Rep. Kathy Castor on Friday to lead a select committee on climate change when Democrats retake the majority in the new year.

Mrs. Pelosi said the Floridian will bring experience and a sense of urgency in developing legislative plans to fight “the existential threat of the climate crisis.”

“This committee will be critical to the entire Congress’s mission to respond to the urgency of this threat, while creating the good-paying, green jobs of the future,” Mrs. Pelosi said. “Congresswoman Castor is a proven champion for public health and green infrastructure, who deeply understands the scope and seriousness of this threat.”"

Tom Howell Jr. reports for the Washington Times/AP December 28, 2018.

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