Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a U.S. Congressman who has consistently won re-election since 2018, recently commented on a new report from the Department of Energy that addresses climate impacts and U.S. energy policy.
On August 18, 2025, Crenshaw stated, “Recently, @ENERGY published a new report on climate impacts. It challenges some long-held assumptions and calls for a sober look at costs, benefits, and trade-offs in U.S. energy policy.”
He further elaborated on the findings of the report in another post from the same day: “Bottom line: CO2-driven warming may be less economically damaging than often claimed. But aggressive mandates can impose steep costs—lost jobs, higher energy bills, and weaker grid reliability—with little environmental benefit.”
Addressing the issue of extreme weather events, Crenshaw added on August 18: “On extreme weather—hurricanes, floods, droughts, tornadoes—the report finds no clear upward trend in U.S. data. And it warns climate models often “run hot,” overstating future warming.”
Dan Crenshaw has represented his district through multiple election cycles. In 2024 he defeated Peter Filler with nearly two-thirds of the vote; in previous elections since 2018 he similarly maintained substantial margins over his opponents.
