CPAC 2016-2019: on Energy & Oil


Bill Weld: Climate change is real, must be addressed

Q: What about the Paris climate agreement?

A: I think we should rejoin the Paris climate accords and adopt percentages that are consonant with our responsibility. On the issue of climate, there is a divide between the developed nations and lesser- develop, because we've got ours." Again, that's an unattractive point of view.

Q: And the Green New Deal?

A:I've got to study that more than I have. It sounds pretty expensive, and I think some of what's coming out of the left hand of the Democratic Party is probably more than I could sit still for. But I do think that, at bottom, Europe has its monuments and its cathedrals, and we've got our mountains and our valleys and our rivers and our streams, and we better damn well take care of them.

Source: Common Dreams e-zine on 2019 CPAC, "Run Against Trump" Mar 5, 2019

Donald Trump: Green New Deal does not fulfill America's energy needs

Green New Deal--I encourage it. I think it's really something that they should promote. They should work hard on. It's something our country needs desperately. But I'll take the other side of that argument only because I'm mandated to. But they should stay with that argument. Never change. No planes. No energy. When the wind stops blowing, that's the end of your electric. Let's hurry up. "Darling, is the wind blowing today? I'd like to watch television, darling." No, but it's true.
Source: Speech at the 2019 CPAC Convention Mar 2, 2017

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  Republicans:
Gov.John Kasich(OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(NY)
Gov.Bill Weld(MA) 		Democrats:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
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Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
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Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
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CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
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Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
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2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
V.P.Mike Pence (R-IN)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
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