claim: During a state House debate on a jobs and energy bill this week, Democrats offered an amendment that would put the Legislature on record saying that climate change is real and that humans are causing it.
evidences.evidence_id: Debbie Stabenow:130
evidences.article: Debbie Stabenow
evidences.evidence: Stabenow's proposed amendment to keep the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions for two years also drew criticism.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: John Kasich:123
evidences.article: John Kasich
evidences.evidence: In a speech in April 2012, Kasich acknowledged that climate change is real and is a problem.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Marco Rubio:259
evidences.article: Marco Rubio
evidences.evidence: He disputes the scientific understanding of climate change, arguing that human activity does not play a major role in global warming and that proposals to address climate change would be ineffective and economically harmful.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Republican Party (United States):191
evidences.article: Republican Party (United States)
evidences.evidence: From 2008 to 2017, the Republican Party went from "debating how to combat human-caused climate change to arguing that it does not exist", according to The New York Times.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Republican Party (United States):192
evidences.article: Republican Party (United States)
evidences.evidence: In January 2015, the Republican-led U.S. Senate voted 98–1 to pass a resolution acknowledging that "climate change is real and is not a hoax"; however, an amendment stating that "human activity significantly contributes to climate change" was supported by only five Republican senators.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES