[The Climate Solutions Caucus's] critics charge the caucus has expanded its size at the expense of its credibility, providing Republicans who have been actively hostile to government programs a low-stakes opportunity to "greenwash" their climate credentials without backing meaningful action.
The exception is Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), who earned the highest of any Republican with 71 percent--a solid C-minus. "It's unfortunately that 71 percent is now such an outlier," one analyst notes, "because it used to be that a number of Republicans voted pro environment."
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