Chuck Morse, a New Hampshire Republican who has served twice as President of the New Hampshire Senate and represents the state's 22nd State Senate district, batted away concerns about his record of opposing carbon-cutting policies, saying that he has done “more for climate change than anyone" because he owns a garden center.
Morse's comments came as he faces increased scrutiny while campaigning for a Senate Seat in the United States Senate. He accused his critics of hypocrisy while falsely asserting that he has actually championed measures to address the climate crisis.
You can hear Morse's remarks in the video below.
Morse said:
“The part that bothers me most is these people that get on airplanes and fly on their little junkets and drink their wine and basically start to discuss how they’re going to change the world, and they do it only in the United States."
"I do more for climate change than anyone else out there."
"I planted more trees than any of the candidates that are running together, you know, at any point in time.”
However, Morse's record speaks for itself.
He voted twice against a bill that increases the electric generating capacity of customer-generators who may participate in net energy metering and voted against passing a conference report that expands protections for wetlands.
Morse has also voted against a measure to establish a greenhouse gas rebate program to encourage energy efficiency and greater use of clean energy sources, come out against a bill that authorizes new solar energy projects, and even voted to override a veto of a bill that repeals New Hampshire's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative cap and trade program.
Many have criticized Morse for his remarks while others have come out against his campaign.
Given how he doesn't represent NH now in the state senate now, instead catering to right wing extremists, why would we believe him now? #nhpoliticshttps://twitter.com/Morse4Senate/status/1488002857110589442\u00a0\u2026— Kathy Sullivan (@Kathy Sullivan) 1643668546
No.https://twitter.com/Morse4Senate/status/1488002857110589442\u00a0\u2026— Gerald W.R. Ward (@Gerald W.R. Ward) 1643673554
NEVER EVER EVER VOTE GOP !!!https://twitter.com/HuffPost/status/1488536215477444611\u00a0\u2026— VOTE OUT THE CONS!! NEVER FORGET 1/6/2021 !!! (@VOTE OUT THE CONS!! NEVER FORGET 1/6/2021 !!!) 1643737144
You sir are what's known as a Granitehead, sensible thinking cannot penetrate such skulls.— GaribaldiB (@GaribaldiB) 1643673898
Look at the face. The blatant stupidity is simply shocking as it pours from every fucking gopee-r!\nChuck Morse, a top New Hampshire state lawmaker who owns a plant nursery, hopes to flip the seat held by Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chuck-morse-climate-senate_n_61f93827e4b04f9a12c284a1?utm_campaign=share_twitter&ncid=engmodushpmg00000004\u00a0\u2026 via @HuffPostPol— norman rica (@norman rica) 1643745292
When given the chance to make smart climate policy in the NH Senate, @Morse4Senate said meh: Chuck Morse, a top New Hampshire state lawmaker who owns a plant nursery, hopes to flip the seat held by Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chuck-morse-climate-senate_n_61f93827e4b04f9a12c284a1?utm_campaign=share_twitter&ncid=engmodushpmg00000004\u00a0\u2026 # via @HuffPostPol— NH Sierra Club (@NH Sierra Club) 1643754814
Growing a tree is good but immediately voting AGAINST Bills that seek to protect our disappearing livable environment. Old white men (R) will be dead when the worst hits and it will be their grandkids who will choke on what his bribe cash pays for.— Brian Blashfield (@Brian Blashfield) 1643731345
Vote for me, old white guy, I've planted more trees than you. Brilliant. I planted 30 trees last year too, does that get me the Gov seat?pic.twitter.com/LvFQmVBBD2— Narrator: They all knew (@Narrator: They all knew) 1643730247
More than 4 Seasons Total Landscaping? Get Rudy to do some promo work..— Looney the laid back cat (@Looney the laid back cat) 1643730377
Morse was re-elected to his state Senate seat in 2020, when Republicans regained the majority. He formally declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate last week, becoming the third Republican to officially enter the campaign for the U.S. Senate Republican nomination in New Hampshire.
He was widely viewed as a potential gubernatorial contender in 2022 and reportedly surprised members of his party when he announced his Senate candidacy.
