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Robert Dornan: We are going to be expecting about 12 inches of snow starting late tonight, and I am going to dig my pal and classmate…

On the recordFebruary 3, 1995
We are going to be expecting about 12 inches of snow starting late tonight, and I am going to dig my pal and classmate, Al Gore's, book out and read about global warming under those 12 inches of snow, especially if my fireplace gives out. I mean, it looks like we are getting colder, not warmer. But it is still interesting to read the book, to get the other side. I like books. I have 4,000 at home. You have seen every one of them.
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Robert Dornan
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing weather and climate change while referencing Al Gore's book on global warming.

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