Republicans are settling into the majority in the 114th Congress. And with the changing of the guard, new leaders are assuming coveted committee positions.
For example, U.S. Senator James Inhofe is the new chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which drives the Senate's agenda when it comes to environmental policy. But Sen. Inhofe has long been a a climate change denier.
In 2012, he authored a book called “The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future,” and has repeatedly vowed to reign in environmental regulations set by the EPA, an organization he's referred to as a "Gestapo Agency."
In another change, Senator Ted Cruz will be chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science and Competitiveness. He is known as a budget hawk, and this is the first chairmanship position in his Senate career.
Todd Zwillich, The Takeaway's Washington Correspondent, and Jeff Foust, a senior staff writer for Space News, explain how science and climate policy will change under the new Republican-controlled Congress.
