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Sean Casten: “This is obscene. If you had a Member of Congress who said, I don't believe in the laws of gravity, we would go out of…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2023
This is obscene. If you had a Member of Congress who said, I don't believe in the laws of gravity, we would go out of our way out of love and respect for them and their family to keep them away from the Speaker's balcony.
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Sean Casten
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Casten criticizes a colleague's disbelief in climate science, comparing it to denying gravity.

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