Jonathon Berman, jonathon.berman@sierraclub.org
Washington, DC -- Today, it was revealed that DNC Chairman Tom Perez has submitted a resolution to yet again block a climate debate from happening. This comes after the DNC reversed course and agreed to a vote at the DNC executive committee meeting later this month.
Climate change has consistently been one of, if not the top issue among Democratic primary voters, yet has failed to be one of the first topics raised in the debates thus far.
In response, Sierra Club Political Director Ariel Hayes released the following statement:
“Whereas the climate crisis is one of if not the top issue among primary voters; whereas climate change is the gravest existential threat we face; whereas climate denier in chief Donald Trump has his head in the sand as the seas rise; whereas Democratic candidates are proposing real solutions to the crisis; and whereas a forum is not the same as a debate, therefore be it resolved that Tom Perez needs to stop looking for excuses to not hold a climate debate. The people demand and deserve to hear a real debate on the climate crisis, not yet another DC leader obstructing the conversation.”
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