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On the recordMay 10, 2016
if he thinks that carbon dioxide doesn't cause any human health problems, I'd invite him to put a plastic bag over his head, tie it tightly around his neck, and see what happens next.
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Alan Grayson
Democratic · Florida

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Grayson criticizes a colleague's views on carbon dioxide's health effects.

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