Six Republicans named to House climate panel
By Miranda Green - 02/28/19 04:30 PM EST
Six Republicans are joining the House Select Committee on Climate Crisis formed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi in January.
GOP Reps. Garret Graves (La.), Morgan Griffith (Va.), Buddy Carter (Ga.), Gary Palmer (Ala.), Carol Miller (W.Va.) and Kelly Armstrong (N.D.) will be sitting on the committee, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif) announced Thursday.
Graves will be the lead Republican on the committee, which is chaired by Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor of Florida.
Graves, a moderate Republican, served for years Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, helping push through a multibillion-dollar coastal restoration and levee program following Hurricane Katrina, according to E&E News.
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