Matt ON The Issues

Environment

You can’t be a conservative if you don’t believe in conservation and take seriously our responsibility to steward the environment for future generations of Americans.

It is time for us now as a nation to exercise the same reasonable foresight in dealing with our great natural resources that would be shown by any prudent man in conserving and widely using the property which contains the assurance of well-being for himself and his children.

Theodore Roosevelt

Republicans have a long and proud history of conservation and environmental protection.

Today, however, the political class on both sides of the aisle exploit legitimate climate concerns for their own political and financial gain. Reasonable regulations and a tax policy that incentivizes clean technology and protecting our environment is the only way to safeguard the future of our children and grandchildren.

Enact and support policies that conserve our natural resources and protect our environment
Incentivize carbon reduction with tax credits
Collaborate with, negotiate with, and if necessary impose tariffs on manufactured goods imported from nations like China and India who fail to abide by environmental regulations necessary to address climate change
Focus on renewable energy sources