"As Sound As Any Scientist"
From the Anchorage Daily News:

All three members of Alaska's congressional delegation dispute the conclusion of leading scientists that human activity is causing the rapid warming of the Arctic that is wrecking villages and melting glaciers.

 Alaska's lone congressman, Republican Rep. Don Young, went so far as dismissing the major new report on Arctic climate change. He called it ammunition for fearmongers.

 "My biggest concern is that people are going to use this so-called study to try to influence the way and standard of living that occurs within the United States," Young said.

 "I don't believe it is our fault. That's an opinion," Young said. "It's as sound as any scientist's."

On a not-so-ironically related topic, Congress decided that funding science education (and science education research) isn't that important:

EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES funding declines 10.4% or $97.6 million in this fiscal year. The conferees provided $79.4 million for the Math and Science Partnerships program, retaining it in this directorate. The Administration had requested $80.0 million for this program in the Research and Related Activities Directorate, a proposed transfer that was widely criticized on Capitol Hill.