No Opinion on Climate Change Becomes an Opinion

Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R)- 2nd District

The office of Congressman Brad Wenstrup said he does not have an opinion on Climate Change.

It is currently an election year where Climate Change is frequently discussed among the presidential candidates. The topic has been brought up at more than one presidential debate and for both political parties. All presidential candidates who were asked about Climate Change had something to say about it, but not Congressman Wenstrup.

"We don't have anything to do with the Presidential debates," the Congressman's press aide Greg Brooks said.

Brooks refused to participate in a 3-5 minute video skype interview with a student journalist concerning the Congressman's position. As explained to Brooks, the interview could have been at any time that was convenient for him over a two-week period in order to discuss the topic. He still refused. 

           "Unlike many presidential campaigns, it is rare for press secretaries on Capitol Hill to do on camera interviews on behalf of Members of Congress, and as I mentioned previously, the Congressman does not use Skype for media interviews," Brooks said in an e-mail.

           Brooks' "previously" is referring to what he said in a phone conversation in which he originally declined to partake in a video skype interview. 

           At the end of the e-mail, sent on January 27th, Brooks said he would send a statement to answer the questions that were previously posed, however, the statement has never been sent.

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Megan Deierling- Reporter

This project taught me how to handle certain situations, and how the tone of your voice can change an interview completely.