ADVERTISEMENTWASHINGTON — Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson answered Democratic Sen. Tom Udall’s questions on climate change Wednesday, but he left a fair amount of wiggle room. But the moment also said something about how Democrats intend to deal with the incoming Trump administration: They’re going to play ball, and play by the rules. It’s a theme that could be seen across the first two days of hearings on Trump’s choices to run his government. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) forced Tillerson to outright refuse to answer what he knew about Exxon hiding climate science data for decades. I think if Democrats try that again, it’s not clear that it’s going to work for them.” Kaine has heard such discussion.

Source: Huffington Post January 12, 2017 12:05 UTC