Several State Chairs and DNC Members To Demand Climate Debate: Inslee

"Washington Governor Jay Inslee says he has some allies in his push for a climate debate, despite the opposition of the national Democratic Party.

Inslee told CBS News in an impromptu interview Thursday that at least nine Democratic state party chairmen and around 50 Democratic National Committee members are planning to submit a formal resolution demanding a climate change debate to DNC executive leaders latest this month.

Inslee also said that over 200,000 people have signed a petition supporting a climate debate."

Eleanor Watson, Jack Turman, and Bo Erickson report for CBS News June 13, 2019.

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"Inslee Channels Anti-DNC Fervor In Climate Debate Fight" (E&E Daily)

"The DNC Said No To A Climate Debate. Some Of Its Members Are Still Trying To Make It Happen." (USA TODAY)

"Jay Inslee Says He May Defy the DNC on a Climate Change Debate" (Mother Jones)