Rubio says economy must come first as candidates address issue on CNN as Christie rejects ‘wild leftwing idea’ that we can fix the climate alone

In an exchange that would have been all but unthinkable even four years ago, moderator Jake Tapper posed a question to Florida senator Marco Rubio and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie that quoted Reagan secretary of state George Schultz: “Why not take out our insurance policy and approach climate change the Reagan way?”

But despite the token question well into the third hour of CNN’s GOP debate, none of the 11 candidates were willing to endorse any possible solution.

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Source: Guardian Environment