John Shimkus

Climate Change Denier Shimkus To Head Environment Subcommittee (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | December 20, 2010, 9:46AM

Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)

Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) -- the guy who thinks that man can't really destroy the planet because the Bible says only God can -- was passed over for chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in favor of Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI).

But now Upton has named Shimkus to chair the Environment and Economy Subcommittee. That subcommittee has jurisdiction over issues like national energy policy, energy regulation and utilization and the Clean Air Act.

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