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On the recordFebruary 26, 2015
If you go to Earth-Now, it is actually quite easy to load. You can see how that polar vortex measurably brings the cold air down to New England. If you do not want--this is produced by NASA. These are pretty serious people. So you can believe NASA and you can believe what their satellites measure on the planet or you can believe the Senator with the snowball. The U.S. Navy takes this very seriously, to the point where Admiral Locklear, who is the head of the Pacific Command, has said that climate change is the biggest threat that we face in the Pacific. He is a career military officer, and he is deadly serious. You can either believe the U.S. Navy or you can believe the Senator with the snowball. The religious and faith groups are very clear on this, by and large. I would particularly salute the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which has made very, very clear strong statements. We are going to hear more from Pope Francis about this when he releases his encyclical and when he speaks to the joint session of Congress on September 24. I think it will be quite clear that you can either believe the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Pope Francis or you can belief the Senator with the snowball. In corporate America there is an immense array of major, significant, intelligent, and responsible corporations that are very clear that climate change is real.…
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Feb 26, 2015

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