'You Have No Idea?': John Kennedy Confronts SEC Commissioner About Cost Of Climate Risk Rule

At today's Senate Banking Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw about the cost of a rule.
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[@tinabrown4670]

I love Sen John Kennedy!!

[@goatbut29]

Another one owned by AIPAC. Ask who his Jew handler from AIPAC is. Watch how fast you find him as disgusting as all the rest who answer to Israel FIRST before America...

[@gregchavez1534]

I used to have a healthy respect for Senator Kennedy, but he is entirely dedicated to grandstanding at this point. I see little daylight between him and Sens. Cruz and Hawley now. "You don't know EXACTLY how much X program costs based on the VAGUE manner in which I'm asking?" Please.

[@rockenOne]

He is the king snowflake for the new age snowflakes

[@ragmon1000]

Yea, he really knows how to watch and make strongly worded speeches and letters. Never any REAL accountability, but that cannot be important, right?

[@tomirwinphoto]

Thank You Senator Kennedy for exposing these lunatics.

[@enginesllc9877]

It doesn't do anything.

[@pro70z28]

@@enginesllc9877 So you just want to give up?

[@lr4165]

@@enginesllc9877 Kennedy has prevented many inept, partisan liars from getting influential government jobs, because of his diligence that others don't bother with. He's a master at smoking out the true beliefs and intent of both nominees and existing public servants.

[@writerpaperback6284]

The porridge man is dragging the Kennedy name in the dirt and talks and talks but never says a sensible word. And our tax money goes to his porridge rhyme. Stop serving him porridge.

[@user-le3wb3pm1k]

Nobody knows where our money goes. This is a crock of fucking shit.

[@PrggyWade]

I love your response! You hit the nail on the head.

[@michaelwheeling7422]

Well said.

[@jamiewoods9222]

Your like Kennedy, You tell it like it is.

[@stevenruark2930]

That's right!

[@derekcostello1016]

Vote Democrat - And Make China great again.

[@Ro-oot]

you can't expect taxes to change the weather. Go Kennedy!

[@colinmeehan791]

But it lines lots of pockets.

[@derekcostello1016]

Vote Democrat - Make China great again.

[@Ro-oot]

@@derekcostello1016 thats exactly whats going on. Libs thk they’re so smart and theyve invited the enemy in.

[@sharkbros.9278]

This made very clear that there is NO benefit to this regulation requirement.

[@guzzijack9714]

There will be a benefit to the people "hired" to oversee this and make reports about the reports.

[@samorprong]

correct it was according the lady only to give information to the investors!!!

[@ImperfectionGuaranteed]

​@@samorprongThat being.. we are in receipt of the money.

[@user-um1mm1gf6s]

It’s just another TAX, she doesn’t know how much, and she doesn’t care.

[@TheToledoTrumpton]

@@user-um1mm1gf6s There is plenty of benefit. It keeps a lot of highly paid government employees working, and the government can say they are trying to reduce global warming, earning them millions of votes. What are you? A climate change denier? You think we should do nothing? The vast majority of people cant have an intelligent debate on this, because intelligent discussion, logic, mathematics and science are no longer taught in schools. Our online forums like this one are so heavily regulated that the moderators can essentially make it look like public opinion is 100% in favor of whatever they want. Our entire civilization is directed by young, highly politicized extremist and not particularly well qualified, anonymous people working behind the scenes at Media companies, polling companies, news organizations and blogs. Politicians no longer run the country, media workers do, experts in language and artistic and social studies. No need for science.

[@user-fr1ok9vj7q]

Get rid of th EPA now!

[@11Nickgurrhs]

Abolish the EPA.

[@Primus54]

As an Ohioan, fingers crossed that my state finally dumps this committee’s chairman, Sherrod Brown (D), this November. I’m tired of his raspy, arrogant voice and his lockstep voting with Chuck Schumer.

[@johnhoops3531]

I’m an Ohioan and I’m voting him out , my fingers and toes are crossed.

[@lorikitchen4226]

I heard that! He is part of the problem! Sherod Brown needs to go!

[@SteamCrane]

Brown is probably the worst senator currently in office.

[@ronaldwheeler6060]

I'm from Ohio and I know that Senator Brown is corrupt and Mayor Ginther is also corrupt. Vote them out!

[@ricksmith4736]

@@SteamCrane Hurry and vote wisely America... Have you seen what has happened to France, Britain, and Sweden?? They are gone....

[@mrs.donohue9569]

there are few representatives that those who come before congress must fear. Thank God for John Kennedy and those few others.

[@fido7937]

That lady kept smiling throughout. I doubt if she fears any repercussions because most likely there will be none.

[@monotech20.14]

No. Sen Kennedy is a liar and a fraud.

[@bobtrevorah2305]

Senator Kennedy is just plain awesome!! We need more like him.

[@KimCarter-pd5lk]

Senator Kennedy is a genuine treasure. There are no more who are like him.

[@KenDavies-qv3fs]

The world is getting nutter by the minute.

[@garethhancock8525]

Hour

[@mdjones905]

When it comes to junk science, leave it to bureaucrats.

[@secondchance6603]

"All our science is just a cookery book, with an orthodox theory of cooking that nobody's allowed to question, and a list of recipes that mustn't be added to except by special permission from the head cook." - Aldous Huxley

[@Ancient246]

When I watch such exchanges, I have to shake my head at all the incredible corruption coming from these unelected government appointees. Totally disgusting.

[@RobinDale50]

They never have any answers of how much it will cost, and what the tangible benefit will be for a given cost, but they are CERTAIN it needs to be done RIGHT NOW and we all need to pay more taxes RIGHT NOW. After all, the world is going to end in 12 years, remember?

[@ianb9506]

Kennedy is great , Kennedy is huge Kennedy is a enormously honest , credible and super intelligent human being

[@renierlombard5758]

Kenedy is "big as Kentucky" 😂😂

[@noelwilde]

He still believes the Russians blew their own pipeline up though. other than that he is wonderful.

[@JackAceINC]

And why do these people still have a job again? I'm a small business owner, and I have been for 25 years. I know EVERY SINGLE DAMN THING about my business and what things cost.

[@shinwata8396]

who's fat pockets are going to get filled with this one??

[@jeffblalock6326]

Heinz Ketchup

[@noregerts9355]

All of em

[@terry_willis]

This is why people despise their government.

[@derekcostello1016]

Vote Democrat - Make China great again.

[@MW-gm7cq]

“Since God was a Corporal..” I love Sen. Kennedy!!

[@MW-gm7cq]

@@averlyrolf7970 Excellent!! Now I’ll think of Mark Twain every time I see him! 😀

[@debrasamaha3896]

Trump❤🇺🇸Kennedy ❤🇺🇸 Hawley ❤🇺🇸 SAVE AMERICA ❤🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸

[@axelsharpshire6457]

Hello, I'm with the Government and I'm here to help...

[@paulmunro1780]

Run Gump. Run.

[@derekcostello1016]

Vote Democrat - Make China great again.

[@paulwilton735]

Pure passive aggressive evil.

[@makojuicedaniel9307]

They call themselves "progressives" for short.

[@joanmcdonald3176]

Can't you send them an email ? 😂😂😂 I freakin love Senator Kennedy ! 💪💥

[@waynemoore881]

Good on you, BROTHER. LOVE AND LIGHT.

[@ericgillespie4062]

"Why don't you just send them an email?" SAVAGE ❤❤❤

[@snoballen]

The never ending lies...

[@LindsayRichards]

Congress has no problem spending our money for nothing.

[@johnhoops3531]

Not as fast as the bureaucrats do !

[@grandpamel7736]

You've got it wrong. It's not for nothing. It's for them to show that they have the power to do it to us and we are powerless to stop them.

[@lindabogert47]

If you noticed Kerry has a signature block that was on the fisa report he is in climate change . Non electoral officials just move funds .

[@sherryamanpour1531]

What a gift Senator Kennedy is to America and Americans! Thank you Senator ..America owes you a debt of gratitude...

[@johngrass5888]

Spot on.

[@bono1961]

From Australia 🇦🇺 Great man 👍

[@morgangallowglass8668]

END THE CLIMATE SCAM!

[@The8Don]

What has John Kerry's 16 million dollar climate office done?

[@secondchance6603]

Got very rich.

[@marthawiggins9105]

Well, it keeps him flying all over the world. That should change the climate 😅

[@darrenheapy1265]

And when questioned he didn't wouldnt even name who his staff were. Told congress it was none of their business

[@kwc1138]

Made lots of them and their friends richer.

[@hemihead001]

Nobody will get fired or arrested . The Taxpayers will foot the Lawsuit Bills as usual . She knows the cost but is afraid to say it out loud .

[@filmtorres]

So money that could go to boosting employees salaries is going to bureaucratic stupid nonsense. Our tax dollars at work!

[@Susabelle]

He makes sense. It sounds like a bunch of BS.

[@colinmcmullin1154]

Spend billions of dollars and no idea how much it will impact global temperatures. 0.0000000000000001 degrees.

[@mannymets5687]

trillions. Also, investigate politicians like John Kerry and Al Gore that are heavily invested in the companies that will profit the most due to the climate change BS. I recall that in the 90's the same clowns tried to do the same thing regarding the climate, but. they called it Global warming back then. It is 35 years later, and we are still here lol..

[@mikeburnett7028]

Very few, if any, will get fired. EVER.

[@chipmares2636]

Another pair of DOPES

[@joannflanagan3557]

Science is supposed to be an objective quest for truth not a political junket!

[@bengman95]

If the investors care about the information, why can't they just ask for it, instead of the companies being forced to provide it by the government, whether or not the investors want the information?

[@alunrafferty5090]

hahaha..for information.. "just send them an email"!! hahahaha Brilliant!

[@robbkardas3641]

Who's the women behind Kennedy?

[@757flyer]

She looks nice.

[@warrenm374]

I only see one

[@joshuaburnett699]

She has those drunk cross eyes

[@debraritchey17]

How many committee’s is Kennedy on? I just watched him on the judicial and he let that judge have it IT was great and funny ❤❤him

[@TimHWolfe]

People never answer there.

[@richknudsen5781]

I love the blinking Zombie sitting behind John as he speaks his piece. The girl at least shows signs of life but that guy is creepy.

[@terry_willis]

Actually, Zombies don't blink. That's one way to identify them.

[@puckered6036]

Bro these guys are tired 😂

[@longhorn2615]

As is the hairline

[@susanledger]

I believe he is one of Senator Kennedy's Aides.

[@scotsman8100]

The NGOs have got to go. Tired of paying these evil criminals.

[@sjf6775]

Thank you Senator Kennedy

[@funklelester8646]

So the US produces 1.32e+13 pounds of c02. The trees in the US remove 1.0944e+13. We have 897 million acres of grassland. 1 acre is equal to 4000 square meters. 1000 sq meters of grass removes 1 ton of c02. If you do the math, i think were good

[@debrasamaha3896]

Do we have any trees left after ALL THE FIRES? 😊

[@secondchance6603]

"What if a small group of world leaders were to conclude that the principal risk to the Earth comes from the actions of the rich countries?... In order to save the planet, the group decides: Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsibility to bring that about?" - Maurice Strong (First Director of the United Nations Environment Program)

[@Jimjim-r9j]

What's this person's job again

[@mystxmojo8520]

VELVET SLEDGEHAMMER

[@bodylanguageconsultant]

You see her face in the first 3 seconds.... whoa

[@markwillett1617]

THANKS TO ALL THE INTERNS/ GOOD JOB. MUST BE PROUD!

[@stephenallen4374]

He's exactly right she spends more time in the hairdressers nail salon then understanding her job she's unfit for the position

[@maxb651]

Nailed!

[@marydurfee8627]

I wish we had Senator Kennedy is Minnesota! We are sunk with the people who represent us! Senators and congress!

[@sharilafavre6926]

This is nuts!!

[@nicknick8294]

❤🇺🇸🫵🏿🙏🏿 TRUMP 2024

[@ls-kk4pq]

People are so smug when they answer the questions. They are neither ignorant nor stupid. They’re just conniving.

[@firestarter105G]

Evil.

[@kramhoogness]

They don’t want us to know how much it costs because then we could track who’s pockets are getting lined.

[@russellsatterthwait3505]

Senator Kennedy of Louisiana is a gem. Talk about being prepared and eminently informed on the issues. If only we had more Senators like him, this country would be in much better shape.

[@barbt.9211]

WAKE UP AMERICA.

[@catherinevaccaro8356]

Clean water and food

[@tatechasers2393]

1934 is still the hottest year on record in the US, it's real simple global warming would cause the ice caps to melt, they are the same as they were 100 years ago, just go look at pictures of shore lines from 100 years ago, they haven't changed, Carbon does not determine temp.

[@willdsm08]

When I studied the carbon cycle at school many decades ago, we were taught that carbon lags temperature by 600 years. So, whatever is changing carbon levels now happened 600 years ago. Government departments may be good, but they're not THAT good.

[@farkasbelabill5969]

Great Job 💯🔥

[@donaldreynolds8853]

It always seems to me the Republican party always has to educate the other party on policies of law!!

[@catherinevaccaro8356]

Yes

[@fredrichallen3161]

She want look in to them. to many to go through. She is there for easy paycheck that we pay her .

[@debbie1004]

There they go again, wanting more money When they already had it, where did the money go? I just love watching Kennedy 💯

[@jamesmcdonald5026]

Love Senator Kennedy ❤

[@DansEarway]

“Everything you appear before this committee I’m gonna ask you about progress and with specificity.”

[@KimCarter-pd5lk]

Senator Kennedy, you are the reigning King of common sense. It is so very pleasant to listen to you. God bless you & yours. Thank you for defending this country & her people from those with evil intentions.

[@nickpeterson3792]

To put money in their pocket

[@Christy-xf3ph]

We the people need a lawsuit 😂

[@WalkiTalki]

So much confrontation and no removals.What is the purpose of hearings when the only outcome is a long winded scolding?

[@gregorymalchuk272]

Why is the government giving "investment advice" to billionaires but not basic financial education to the proles???

[@alanbowles1985]

Listening to this from the UK, Senator Kennedy is US national treasure. 👌💚

[@johnd.5601]

This country sucks!

[@ricksmith4736]

No, the people trying to ruin it suck..... 2nd amendment time coming up....

[@johnd.5601]

@@ricksmith4736 I would never fight against this country. I wouldn't even protest for change. I just want to walk away. I'm not wasting any time on a dumpster fire because it will burn out on it's own. I want my life back. This country has destroyed everything and has only gotten worse.

[@asclepiushermestrismegistu7489]

Why the Honorary Titles for worthless beings who have no clue?

[@martytube821]

Ya the over regulated companies will just pass the cost on to the regular folks just like another tax!

[@WorldGoneKrazy]

I bet she has connection somehow to the WEF. 😢 What do they do with the money? Nothing in the climate to show for it. One less storm tornado or hurricane? Zilch. 😮

[@dianepierce8087]

One SMART MAN!!!!

[@morganmoran9405]

Yellow tie guy in background contemplating the best taco bell order for $20. 😂🌮🌯

[@thomasbrownell]

Her smug condescending smirk 🤬

[@marthawiggins9105]

No accountability !

[@timmythecat7478]

ONCE AGAIN Senator Kennedy is SPOT ON with his comments exposing these untrustworthy people and the "crimes" they have committed against humanity....... THANK YOU SENATOR KENNEDY

[@user-hv3uj4uj7x]

These people will make the devil proud the way they can lie.

[@jimmyreid1458]

I'd like to know if it's the same people placing all the complaints.

[@genX68]

Its not going to change the air !! Or temps. She said it here folks. !!!!!

[@SUMMERN1TES]

Very thankful for John Kennedy!

[@ricksmith4736]

I pray the Chevron ruling will help change this...

[@robertbowers1963]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@CrampedGrampy]

Everything is FREE in America. Isn't that correct?

[@MrOmega52]

I love Sen Kennedy and his common sense approach to government. God bless that gentleman, and may he continue to hold goverment accountable.

[@CanWeGetDeep]

I absolutely love this man. God help me if I ever find myself on the questioning end of Mr Kennedy

[@QClobregnny]

Rule by ideology. Consequences? Who cares. Accountability? Who cares.

[@user-le3wb3pm1k]

We have a bunch of jokers running the country

[@daizyflower272]

It looks like there's a school out there that teaches you how not to answer questions.

[@toe2075]

we all want clean air and bright water - seriously - he's from Louisiana -

[@katarinakrajna4911]

😀❤🖖 super senátor👏

[@arnesaknussemm2427]

The Emperor’s new cloth still look magnificent in too many peoples eyes.

[@120offroadllc]

Chevron overturned 👍