article_snippet.sent: 'If you’ve got a coming storm, you don’t stick your head in the sand,' the Republican lawmaker said. '
article_snippet.sent: You prepare for a coming storm.'
article_snippet.sent: Furthermore, the Republican lawmaker said, the president is going about it in a way that will 'not just safeguard the American people,' but one that can also have 'significant benefits for our economy.'
article_snippet.sent: Wind and solar power, the Republican lawmaker said, do stand to yield long term benefits for the United States' economy if the United States' economy makes an early investment in alternative energy sources.
article_snippet.sent: the presidentis determined to position' the U.S 'so that we can capitalize on those trends,' the Republican lawmaker said.