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Frank Lautenberg: In 2003, in this very room, we heard that global warming was the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
In 2003, in this very room, we heard that global warming was the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

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Lautenberg recalls past denial of climate change and criticizes its persistence.

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