Rep. Rokita vs. a 'liberal scientist's hunch' [View all]

U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita’s unwavering conviction on climate change isn’t particularly new.

The Brownsburg Republican will tell you as much. In fact, he once again told a legislative forum as much – “We’ve had this discussion a number of times, publicly,” Rokita said – a little over a week ago, when constituents grilled him on the topic April 15 in Crawfordsville.

Rokita’s defiance is just getting a fresh airing at a time when scientists take to the street to defend their work – not to mention that the 4th District congressman is positioning himself among fellow Republicans for a shot at Joe Donnelly, Indiana’s first term senator, in 2018.

Over the weekend, as mop-up work continued behind various March for Science events – including one that drew 400 people to Lafayette’s Riehle Plaza – a handful of Indiana bloggers picked up on the Cliff’s Notes version of Rokita’s comments the week before at Wabash College, letting them loose across social media over the weekend.

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