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Mike Lee: “Not only are tauntauns carbon neutral, but according to a…”

Featuring: Mike Lee, Republican | U.S. Senate from Utah

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Mike Lee makes fun of the Green New Deal using Reagan on a dinosaur, Star Wars and Sharknado

Published | Video Starts at 01:29

Now, while perhaps not as efficient in some ways as airplanes or as snowmobiles, these hairy, bipedal species of space lizards offer their own unique benefits. Not only are tauntauns carbon neutral, but according to a report a long time ago and issued far, far away, they may even be fully recyclable and usable for their warmth, especially on a cold night. All residents of Hawaii would be left with is this. This is a picture of Aquaman. No Utahn needs to hear pious lectures about the gravity of climate change from politicians from other states. (01:29–01:46)

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Sarcastically suggests that fictional creatures are more environmentally friendly than current transportation methods, critiquing the Green New Deal.

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