All the statement says is that climate change is not an issue, and that any discussion of it must be guided by data: there is no acknowledgment of the reality o

All the statement says is that climate change is not an issue, and that any discussion of it must be guided by data: there is no acknowledgment of the reality of climate change. On the other hand, all of the Republican leadership cast doubt on it. And as a result the large majority of Republican voters reject the idea of anthropogenic climate change.