Coal state Republican Rob Portman to join new climate change caucus

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Coal state Republican Rob Portman of Ohio plans to join the Senate’s bipartisan climate change caucus, the Washington Examiner has exclusively learned.

Portman’s office confirmed Thursday he will become a member of the Senate Climate Solutions Caucus, adding more Republican support to the first such bipartisan forum for senators to talk about climate policy. Portman follows the additions of Republicans Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marco Rubio of Florida, and Susan Collins of Maine.

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