It's a start:
Eleven House Republicans signed on to a resolution Thursday that recognizes humans have a role in causing climate change.
The resolution also endorses steps to combat global warming, though it stops well short of calling for specific solutions.
Led by Rep. Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.), the lawmakers want the House to go on record to generally agree with the overwhelming consensus of scientists that human activity, through greenhouse gases, is warming the globe.
The resolution frames climate change as an issue of environmental stewardship, which it says has a long history in the United States.
They’re introducing the non-binding legislation a week before Pope Francis speaks to Congress. He is expected to call for action on climate change, following up on his encyclical earlier this year asking world leaders to fight global warming.
via thehill.com
The over/under on when they propose a carbon tax as a specific solution is 6 months.
