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On the recordMarch 1, 2021
We have got a Nobel Prize winner, testifying under oath, about the catastrophic economic consequences we are looking at.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse emphasizes serious economic warnings regarding climate change.

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