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On the recordAugust 4, 2015
My amendment simply states, as a finding of this body, that Congress should take under due consideration the advice from leading scientific institutions in the United States that global warming is real and due to human activity.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley emphasizes the need for Congress to acknowledge human-caused global warming.

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