Deleted Tweets From Sean Casten, D-Ill.

https://t.co/Jf1PfqWfml QT @CNN: Illinois Rep. Sean Casten used lyrics from popular Fergie and Megan Thee Stallion songs to try and make Congress cr… https://t.co/pfEjM2wkGW)

Please don't take medicine intended for horses that has not been tested or approved for human use and can make you sterile. #GetVaccinated instead. https://t.co/ntrloe7b5K

RT @RepCasten: .@FERC is short-staffed. @POTUS can restore it to full strength by nominating a 5th commissioner with the urgency t… https://t.co/KC0LJIKcxo

RT @RepCasten: We only have one play left, folks. We've exhausted the capacity of the atmosphere to absorb heat & we've exhausted… https://t.co/UIdLcqGRI9

RT @RepCasten: It could not be more clear - climate change is here and devastating communities across America right in front of ou… https://t.co/4CfZeCIBsG

This #LaborDay, we remember all who have fought for workers’ rights from the shop floor, in the streets & on the picket line. I proudly supported the PRO Act to strengthen protections for workers—the Senate must act to ensure all workers have the ability to join a union.

Texas’ radical anti-abortion law is a devastating and blatant violation of the rights of all birthing people — and a full-scale assault on patients and health care providers that ripped away access to safe, comprehensive medical care for millions overnight. QT @nytimes: Breaking News: Three police officers and two paramedics will face criminal charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McCl… https://t.co/08hAoi4Wp3)

RT @RepCasten: It could not be more clear - climate change is here, climate change is real and it’s happening fast and right in fr… https://t.co/nd5p9B93xj

4/ In our @ClimateCrisis report, we retained outside experts to calculate the total GHG impact of all our legislation. It was a careful, honest and incomplete calculation.

5/ Careful & honest because we evaluated not just the impact of every piece of legislation we proposed, but also how they interacted with one another. (For example, the impact of a wind PTC is lower if you also have a CES decarbonizing PTC-displaced power)

6/ Incomplete because we did not have the time or protocols in place to evaluate the benefit of legislation that didn't expressly include a change in energy use, so understated the total impact.

7/ For example, legislation to require standard greenhouse gas disclosure by public companies would undoubtedly lower the cost of capital to clean tech and accelerate deployment but we were unable to calculate that impact.

8/ So now shift to where we are today. We are in a rush to craft the details of our infrastructure package. We have a scientific and moral obligation to make sure it slashes CO2 emissions. And yet we have no existing *independent* entity to do that calculation.

9/ And let's be clear: independence matters. There is a reason we have the non-partisan CBO calculate the fiscal impact of bills. The political temptations to tilt subjective judgments one way or the other are too strong. And (let's be honest) the math is complicated.

10/ An old colleague of mine liked to say "no one would bowl if you didn't keep score". When don't keep score of the climate impact of our proposed legislation, it's hard to prioritize climate-friendly legislation.

11/ And note that this is just as true for positive as negative changes. We calculate how many dollars legislation will cost the federal treasury AND how many dollars of revenue other bills will bring in. We need to do the same with greenhouse gas scoring.

12/ (The only reason that anyone still thinks CCS with enhanced oil recovery is a CO2-reduction measure is because there is no honest scoring... just so you understand the stakes.)

13/ For now, know that our office is pushing very hard for honest, and complete GHG scoring of our infrastructure legislation. Know also that such a protocol does not yet exist, and we're running out of time.

14/ And keep this in mind if you hear anyone claim to know what the GHG impact of that bill is. Unless they can show you their work, show you where the double counts are corrected and show you that they've netted out the dirty stuff... their work is incomplete. /fin

I started #HotFERCSummer with speeches + @FloorCharts inspired by @theestallion/@fergie because embarrassing myself (& my daughters) is a small price to pay to get folks talking about @FERC's role in solving the #ClimateCrisis. Great oped by @DC_Hartman! https://t.co/kH7haJT3ZF

RT @blkahn: The Gulf of Mexico is literally on fire because a pipeline ruptured https://t.co/J4ur5MNyt1

RT @blkahn: The Gulf of Mexico is literally on fire because a pipeline ruptured https://t.co/J4ur5MNyt1

The truth @exxon lobbyists don’t want you to know: Every solar panel we build makes it cheaper to keep beer cold & showers hot & $1 million spent on clean energy in the US generates more than twice as many jobs as $1 million spent on fossil fuels. #ClimateAction is a win-win! https://t.co/XwfuPGCAoj

RT @nowthisnews: ‘It’s time we set the record straight about the false choice between our morals and our wallets’ — Tackling the cli… https://t.co/txSWYldEvY

Like COVID19, climate change is a threat multiplier to our economy. The earlier we respond, the less costly it will be to protect American families and businesses against its most devastating impacts. The longer we take, the more expensive it will be.

The Pacific Northwest is experiencing record-breaking heat. 90% of the Western US is in a drought. Southern states are under threat of flooding. Climate change doesn’t just threaten our future, it’s a threat to Americans today. We need #ClimateAction. Now. https://t.co/q5qBJEwB7g

I am incredibly thankful for the first responders who have worked tirelessly to help those in need as our community recovers from the storm that ruined so many homes. https://t.co/mEZfJNTuS7

The #AmericanRescuePlan expands the #ChildTaxCredit, giving families the support they need to get back to work & build better lives for their children. It helps 120,500 children in our district. How will the #ChildTaxCredit help you & your family? Let me know and share below ⬇️

GREAT NEWS!! Advanced monthly payments for the Child Tax Credit will be distributed next month. I joined @RepUnderwood and @RepBillFoster to discuss how this tax cut will help families across Illinois. https://t.co/C1Ef8PUiBz

RT @ASP: "They've estimated that every one-degree Celcius in warming that we see is going to reduce GDP by about 1.5%." Hear… https://t.co/tDEGgVMWel

RT @RepCasten: Climate change poses a grave and imminent threat to our financial system and its ability to sustain our economy. He… https://t.co/IpvyvoypVu

TODAY at 8:15AM ET: I’ll join @SquawkCNBC and @RepAndyBarr to discuss why we must safeguard our economy from the devastating effects of climate change.

TODAY at 8:15AM ET: I’ll join @RepAndyBarr on @SquawkCNBC with @andrewrsorkin and @BeckyQuick for a friendly debate on my Climate Risk Disclosure bill that will be up for vote this afternoon.

If we don’t take #ClimateAction, we will have to grapple with crumbling infrastructure, an endangered economy, and severe weather, like hurricanes and wildfires. I joined @ASP and @RepDonBacon to discuss why we need #CimateAction. Now. QT @RepCasten: Extreme weather events caused nearly $95 billion in damage in 2020 alone. I joined @ASP and @RepDonBacon to discuss… https://t.co/GkqfiZd3B8)

RT @RepCasten: Wildfires, hurricanes, droughts, and other extreme weather events are a direct cause of climate change. I joined @ASP & @Rep… QT @ASP: How does climate change impact the frequency and severity of natural disasters? Hear @RepDonBacon & @RepCasten disc… https://t.co/ztVYe8mcjS)

RT @RepCasten: Just because we’re in the middle of one economic crisis doesn’t mean we can afford to ignore the next one. I join… https://t.co/XffftG3zrP

RT @RepCasten: Just because we’re in the middle of one economic crisis doesn’t mean we can afford to ignore the next one. I join… https://t.co/XffftG3zrP

RT @RepCasten: �ICYMI - My Climate Risk Disclosure Act passed @FSCDems last week because the right time to safeguard our financial… https://t.co/GpTjUPtOh6

Great news from @MichaelRegan’s @EPA. https://t.co/Mssr8OcOIu

RT @RepKClark: Republicans Senators just filibustered equal pay for women. That’s right, 49 Senators voted against 51% of Americ… https://t.co/GLfhKNAcC1