Georgia senatorial candidate Herschel Walker (Republican) over the weekend repeatedly spoke out against the Democratic climate, health care and tax bills, claiming millions of dollars are being “wasted.”
“They keep trying to trick you as if they are helping you. But they are not. They are not helping you because a lot of money is on the tree.” According to a clip of his remarks shared with Hill, Walker said.
“Not enough trees around here?” he added in comments first reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
He instead called on law enforcement to spend more money and complained about funding the IRS.
With about $370 billion spent on climate and energy programs, the bill, signed into law by President Biden last week, puts $1.5 billion into urban and community forest assistance programs. Increased heat due to climate change.
In a tweet Tuesday, Walker doubled down on his statement.
“Yes, you heard me right… Joe Biden and @ReverendWarnock are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on people earning less than $200,000. Yes, there are problems with that,” he wrote.
However, according to CNBC, the White House has argued that the Inflation Reduction Act will not raise taxes for Americans earning less than $400,000, although some analysts have warned against raising corporate taxes. said it could be passed on to employers and investors with incomes below $400,000.
Experts say planting trees in urban spaces can improve both climate change and health.
“If we were to plant millions of trees, which is what many countries would want … we would be removing a significant amount of carbon,” says Rutgers University of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Oceans and Coasts. Professor Paul Falkowski said. science department.
“Urban afforestation is highly productive in the sense that it increases trade, increases the flow of moisture in the local environment, and reduces temperatures,” Falkowski added.
Democrat legislation included funding for that program, but its primary climate program includes tax credits for clean energy development and reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Includes incentives and penalties aimed at
Walker comments collected hot on twitter The candidate faces stiff competition from Senator Raphael Warnock (Democrat).
This isn’t the first time Walker’s remarks about the environment have caused controversy. The candidate has previously argued that if the U.S. takes steps to fight climate change, “good air” from the U.S. will flow into China, and the U.S. will clean out China’s “bad air.” claimed to be deaf.
But Falkowski said this method doesn’t work.
“Many countries burn coal, which creates significant amounts of aerosol pollution. These aerosols have a lifespan of several weeks. Very little of the Chinese contaminants reach the mainland United States,” he said.
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