Hey, it's Blake Hounschel. So what's it like to be a Republican in Congress who supports

big action on climate change? Well, I wouldn't say that my decision to be the only Republican

to push a carbon tax has been unanimously received in our district. Representative Francis

Rooney of Florida talks about that and why he doesn't fear a primary challenge in the latest episode

of Politico's Global Translations podcast.

And he's got some interesting stuff to say.

I don't understand what it is about people in politics that they seem to be immune from

some of these large shifts in opinion out there in the real world.

I mean, almost all the large company CEOs are for taking reasonable steps to deal with climate

change and sea level rise.

They're very concerned about CO2 and glacier melt.

They're for minimum wage.

We thought the show would be interesting to folks who listen to Playbook, so we're

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podcast player. You might also want to check out our episode on the new politics of trade,

or about how the U.S. is facing a Sputnik moment on artificial intelligence. All right,

here's the show.

Think climate change is a dead issue in America? Think again. Around the country, cities,

states, and big companies are throwing their weight behind climate solutions, setting ambitious

policy and investing hundreds of billions of dollars. While federal policy

is bogged down in politics, how are these actors keeping America in the game on this critical

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