Political Quotes

“We have heard from a lot of folks, different views on what we ought to be doing. One of them was from a fellow whose name is Kyle Meyaard-Schaap. Who is Mr. Schaap? Good question. Mr. Schaap is the leader or one of the spokespersons from a group--if I can find it here; here we go--spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action. He wrote us about Mr. Pruitt's nomination. Here is what he had to say: If Scott Pruitt embraces his own self-described pro-life stance, he should fight to protect vulnerable lives from birth to natural death--the lives of children born and unborn, the elderly, people of color--from environmental pollution. He should work tirelessly to ensure that everyone has clean water and air. He should strengthen, not eviscerate, an agency equipped to honor God's mandate to steward and care for the creation. Mr. Meyaard-Schaap goes on to say: As Oklahoma attorney general, however, [Mr. Pruitt] has done just the opposite. He has had the chance to protect people from pollution and the harms of climate change. Instead, he has brought multiple lawsuits against the EPA to overturn measures that would safeguard clean water and air. He had the chance to defend policies that cut the power plant pollution that fuels climate change and pollutes our air. Instead, he cast doubt on climate change and downplayed the moral imperative to safeguard our climate and environment. He had a chance to assist EPA in its mission to protect public health.…”