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“That is kind of the distinguished Senator, but I think we have managed to come within our time. As we close, I wish to thank so many colleagues who have participated in this early lightning round of statements by Senators. We expect to have 30 Democratic Senators speaking on this issue during the course of the night, through the night, and into tomorrow morning. It is a matter we are overdue in addressing. It is a matter that is really beyond legitimate scientific dispute--at least as to the fundamental truth of the planet warming and why. Indeed, Abraham Lincoln was the President when a scientist named Tyndall--over in England--first presented to the Royal Academy of Sciences his work showing that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere warms the Earth as it increases its density. We are now more carbon dense. As Senator King said, we spent about 800,000 to 3 million years in a zone of 150 to 300 parts per million. We had never been at 400 parts per million in the history of human habitation on the face of this planet until just a few months ago when the first 400-parts-per-million reading was recorded. We have to pay attention to this. I will close by saying that not only is this a vital point for our home States, it is vital for California, which is riven by drought. It is vital for New Mexico and Colorado, which have also seen drought and wildfires. It is also vital for New York, which was clobbered by Superstorm Sandy.…”