Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is not a theory, it is a fact.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

He reiterates the established scientific consensus on carbon dioxide levels.

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