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On the recordMarch 10, 2014
I ask the Senator, what does that mean as a practical matter for the fisheries industry, for people who like to eat fish? What is the impact of ocean acidification? Because the Senator has, in very plain language, explained the science of this.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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