NEW: Senator Whitehouse Apologizes for Comments

NEW: Senator Whitehouse Apologizes for Comments

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) issued an apology for his comments on the floor of the United States Senate regarding global warming and its impact on natural disasters.

Read the apology issued through his spokesperson:

“Yesterday afternoon Senator Whitehouse took to the Senate floor to deliver his weekly speech about climate change. It was a speech that had been prepared in advance, and which included a general reference to tornadoes in Oklahoma. Tragically, and unbeknownst to the Senator at the time, a series of tornadoes were hitting Oklahoma at the same moment he gave his remarks. Senator Whitehouse regrets the timing of his speech and offers his thoughts and prayers to the victims of yesterday’s storms and their families, and he stands ready to work with the Senators from Oklahoma to assist them and their constituents in this time of need.”

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-- Seth Larson, spokesperson for Senator Whitehouse