Tim Kaine actually said...

Anyone who, like me, wants to tackle our long-term fiscal challenges fairly and responsibly needs also to worry about the impacts of climate...

But given what we know about the consequences of a warming planet, inaction is far more costly.

It is just not that hard to say it. And I am so happy that the witnesses were willing to come and agree on that basic proposition.

So we should not be cutting research budgets if we are going to be going after.