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On the recordApril 13, 2015
I suspect, and with all due deference to Texas, I don't know Texas' situation, it seems to me that that is a small price to pay to have a significant reduction in carbon emissions.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Yarmuth argues that reducing carbon emissions is worth the cost for environmental benefits.

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