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On the recordDecember 1, 2009
it is frequently the tactic of the polluting industries and of those who serve their ends to engage in the spread of doubt about the science
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse criticizes industries for spreading doubt about scientific findings to delay regulation.

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