Obama: "If we move aggressively on an issue like climate change – that’s not an easy issue for a lot of folks, because the benefits may be out in the future"

Obama to supporters: Give lawmakers political cover for climate action - The Hill's E2-Wire

President Obama is urging Organizing for Action (OFA), the nonprofit advocacy group born from his election campaign, to give vulnerable lawmakers the political support needed to back aggressive action on climate change.
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“If we move aggressively on an issue like climate change – that’s not an easy issue for a lot of folks, because the benefits may be out in the future. And I want to make sure that a congressman, senator feels as if they've got the information and the grassroots network that’s going to support them in that effort,” he said at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington.

Major climate change legislation faces extremely grim political prospects on Capitol Hill, but some liberal Democrats have nonetheless begun floating new proposals to impose fees on industrial carbon dioxide emissions.