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Johnson brings pro-oil, climate-skeptical record to speakership

Newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who won the gavel Wednesday after three prior Republican nominees failed to reach a majority, is a longtime ally of the oil industry and will be per…

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Hey, France. You want Louisiana back?
- France deserves better
- I vote we banish these losers to Texas and let Texas secede.
  Maybe even build that wall.
  
  Please don't make Texas any worse. Some of us were brought here as children and are now stuck here as adults.
  
  Please no, we have enough idiots trying to ruin the state already. Can somebody wheel Abbott out already?!
You could put any Republicans name here really.
- yeah I was thinking shirley there must be others.
Don’t forget anti-abortion, anti-lgbtq, anti-medical marijuana, and pro-christo-fascist.
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), who won the gavel Wednesday after three prior Republican nominees failed to reach a majority, is a longtime ally of the oil industry and will be perhaps the most vocal skeptic of the scientific consensus on climate change ever to hold the speakership.
Johnson, whose district includes the onetime oil industry hub of Shreveport, received a 100 percent rating from the pro-fossil fuel American Energy Alliance in 2022, along with every other Republican in Louisiana’s House delegation.
The lobbying group had earlier endorsed Johnson’s fellow Louisianan, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who bowed out of the race for speaker on Oct. 12 after failing to consolidate the necessary 217 votes.
Individuals and PACs associated with the oil and gas industry have donated $23,800 to Johnson in the 2023-2024 campaign cycle, the largest amount he received from any group save retired donors, according to data from OpenSecrets.org.
“Johnson has led attacks on our elections, denied that climate change is a result of fossil fuels and polluters, and appears poised to continue to cater to Big Oil and Gas allies as Speaker,” LCV Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Tiernan Sittenfeld said in a statement Wednesday.
The “Commitment to America” plan released by GOP House leadership after the 2022 midterms includes references to encouraging domestic development of renewables alongside fossil fuels.
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