Tennessee Congressman Says Not to Worry About Global Warming Because It ‘Was 29 Degrees’ on Halloween

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) dismissed concerns about climate change on Thursday by assuring colleagues that while the summer may have been hot, “it was 29 degrees” when he went trick-or-treating with his children on Halloween.

During a House debate about climate change, Ogles condemned “climate alarmism” and protested that the United States was holding itself to a higher environmental standard than rival countries like China.

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) responded, “There is a lot of alarmism going on because we are facing a significant climate crisis. We just had the hottest summer on record. We’re having some of the most challenging weather, whether it’s a hurricane or a drought or flooding, impacting all of us in all of our districts.”

Ogles then shot back, “You know, we may have had a hot summer, but I just went trick or treating with my kids, and it was like, you know, the low that evening was 29 degrees, so temperatures change, alright? Temperatures have been changing for the millennia.”

He continued, “That being said, yet again, it’s this alarmism, this agenda that stands in the way of our energy independence. If we were truly worried about the environment, if we truly wanted to be energy independent, we would have modular nuclear reactors being built all over this country. That is the future of electricity. That is the future of the environment. That is the future of us being energy independent.”

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